By Wanja Waweru
A Kenyan landlord has won over her renters after informing them of her decision to forgo the January rent.
The unidentified woman was shown in an undated viral video thanking her renters for their support during a meeting she called.
“We have lived together for many years, always pass each other on the stairs and yet we don’t know each other,” she said in the video shared widely.
The lady explained how the tenants have been helpful to her business saying that were it not for them things would not have been the same.
“I am very thankful because without you people we wouldn’t be here. There are no landlords without tenants. Having houses with no one to rent them is all in vain,” she said
“We passed through the very difficult season of Corona, went up then came down and God helped us go through all that.”
The landlord went on to break the good news to her tenants of waiving rent saying the move was necessitated by the urge to reciprocate their kind gesture
“As you eat here, don’t worry about January, nimewaachia rent. I know you have school fees and some of us have other things waiting for us. We have a very good relationship and it was time to appreciate you. Mimi sipelekangi pesa kanisa , nyinyi ndio kanisa yangu, ( I never take money to church, you are my church).”
