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Are tenants losing their tenacity?

These are difficulty times for many folks in urban centres, especially tenants. The landlords have taken to increasing rent at whim forcing tenants to perpetually be on the move, writes Harold Ayodo

Peep Peep. A Short Text Message (SMS) from her landlord showed on her phone. In a blink of a eye it announced the increase of her rent from Sh60,000 to Sh75,000 per month in Lavington, Nairobi. Bang! Just like that!

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