Former Nairobi Governor Kidero Defends Planned Eviction of Uhuru's PA Jomo Gecaga over Sh950,000 Rent Arrears
Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has responded to a case in which President Kenyatta’s personal assistant and nephew, Jomo Gecaga sued him over Sh950,000 rent dispute.
In a suit filed through JSTA Limited this week, Gecaga asked the court to block Kidero’s company, GemInvest Limited from evicting him from an apartment on Nairobi’s Riverside Drive over unpaid rent arrears.
Gecaga through his attorney Anthony Gikaria argued that the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic affected his ability to meet monthly rental obligations.
He added that the situation was further aggravated by the imposition of tough Covid-19 containment measures by the government and the international community, which destabilized local and global trade.
Lawyer Gikaria noted that Gecaga will be greatly prejudiced and embarrassed should the court fail to block GemInvest from instructing auctioneers to levy distress and evict him.
The lawyer also asked the court to bar GemInvest from harassing, illegally evicting Gecaga, or interfering with the tenancy agreement.
GemInvest issued JSTA with a tenancy termination notice on September 17th, 2020 requiring it clear outstanding rental arrears totaling Sh950,000, renovate the apartment and vacate by September 30th. The company threatened court action if the two conditions were not met.
JSTA termed GemInvest’s move to terminate its tenancy agreement as harsh, saying it failed to take into consideration the economic crisis occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.
But in his response to the suit, Kidero through GemInvest accused Gecaga and JSTA of hiding behind the Covid-19 pandemic to avoid paying rent.
He stated that that the pandemic and goodwill were not unforeseeable circumstances in a tenancy agreement signed between the two companies in March 2014 and renewed in November 2019.
Kidero further argues that the court cannot interfere in a private-contractual agreement and wants Gecaga’s case dismissed.
Comments (7)
COVID-19 billionaires
Stop hiding behind COVID and pay your bills.Your family owns a lot of land land that was not acquired legitimately sell some of it and pay your debts no preferential treatment for land grabbers
Or swallow your pride and move to a cheaper address
But the embarrassment!!! I think I'll stop by my local Benz dealer, drive off in a new AMG s63, and in a couple of months when I can't swing that $2500 payment I'll ask the judge to let me keep the car because it would be embarrassing to be seen driving a lesser automobile🤔
How come Raila,a beneficator COVID-19 scandal is not restraining one of his worshipers,Kindero from demanding lent from thug Gecaga?On the other side does jambazi Gecaga want others to believe he was not paid house allowances by billionaire Kenyans who employ him?
Jomo Gecaga, don't argue with your landlord. It is his house, and he has right to kick you out, even if you pay rent on time. Look at this as an opportunity. Why don't you have your own house, where nobody can kick you out?
Settled Nomad, even in your own house, in Kenya, they can still kick you out. What if the highway was planned to pass there in 1930?
We read such stories every day in the press.