Landlady waives rent amid Coronavirus outbreak

Christim Karimi, the landlady who told her 65 tenants in Kangemi not to pay rent until the coronavirus pandemic in Kenya is over. [Edward Kiplimo/Standard]

Residents of a flat in Kawangware can breathe a sigh of relief after their landlady waived rent indefinitely to cushion them against the effects of Covid-19.

Christim Karimi will lose approximately Sh338,000 each month in rent from the 65 bedsitters for which she charges Sh5,200 per month.