Tenants in Nairobi County houses owe City Hall Sh224 million

The Director of Housing and Planning Marion Rono when she appeared before the budget and appropriations committee

NAIROBI, KENYA: Tenants residing in the over 17,000 county houses in Nairobi owe City Hall Sh224 million in rent arrears, it has emerged.

A budget and appropriations committee on Thursday heard that the tenants of the houses had defaulted to pay for the past five to six years resulting into the revenue target shortfall. This has consequently affected service delivery.