Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:02:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: ndebele okoth

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Vacate Council Houses or Face Eviction, Says New Kisumu City Mayor

Posted in March 28th, 2008
by Editor in Nyanza

BY DICKENS WASONGA, FREELANCE JOURNALIST-KISUMU KENYA Email:wasongadick@yahoo.com Tel: +254721784774

Kisumu city council has given a one -month notice to non -staff tenants who have been occupying its houses especially in the up-market Milimani estate to vacate them. The move to repossess the council houses was made at full council meeting which was chaired by the city’s new mayor councillor Sam Okello.

The clerk to the council Mr Rashid Mwakiwiwi said the move was in line with the efforts being put in place so that the civic body be able to also recover money it is owed by the tenants. The city clerk revealed that the tenants owe the council over ksh 1M in rent arrears with some having to pay between ksh.200,000-5OO,OOO.

The chief officer said senior officers at the council have been forced to live in hostels within the town while people who don’t even pay rent enjoy the comfort of the council’s facilities.

Independent investigations revealed that those who have been living in the houses includes big names from the region some of whom are prominent Luo politicians.

Speaking to the press in his office Mr. Mwaiwiwi warned that those who will defy the quit notice will face full force of the law. ENDS.

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Subject: Vacant Council Houses or Face Eviction, Says New Kisumu City Mayor