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    "id": 1108016,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Landlord and Tenant Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 3 of 2021) be read a Second Time. This Bill seeks to consolidate several laws that relate to renting of premises for both business and residential use. It is driven by the need to balance interests of landlords and tenants. Members will know that currently there are three pieces of legislation that regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants: the Rent Restriction Act (Cap. 296), the Distress for Rent Act (Cap. 293) and the Landlords and Tenants (Shops, Hotels and Catering Establishments) Act (Cap. 301). Each of these targets different segments of society. You have business premises being regulated from one end while the Rent Restriction Act takes care of people at the lower levels and the Distress for Rent Act covers what happens when you do not pay rent. This Bill now seeks to cover various interests. Landlords obviously have invested their money. They have taken mortgages to provide houses and they are driven by the need to have decent returns on their investments. Tenants, on the other hand, will obviously be looking for the best housing that they can afford. So long as they pay their rent, they do want to be disrupted in the course of their occupying the premises. Hence you end up with a dichotomy of interests. One party wants the best facilities at the lowest cost, the other one wants the best rent irrespective, and will obviously want to invest the least amount of money. If they invest heavily, they want to get fair return on their investment. When you get these two extremes, unless the law comes in to mediate, you will continue having the same problems where landlords who feel that tenants have The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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