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    "id": 1113826,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitutu Masaba, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Shadrack Mose",
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    "content": "would be told the tribunal has no powers to reinstate them. This Bill now gives the tribunal the powers to reinstate a tenant where the evictions have been unfair. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are generally good issues that have come up in this Bill; The tribunal will also have the right to determine what is fair rent and deal with the increase and decrease of rent. The issue of the notice of termination of tenancy has also been addressed in this Bill. There is also the issue of sub-letting or the issue of assigning some premises. You will realise that many tenants in this country take tenancy and sub-let the premises to third parties. In that circumstance, you will find that the tenant who has sub-let from the main tenant is actually not protected. However, this Bill stamps authority in dealing with some of those issues. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in this Bill, the landlord is actually required to keep records of the tenancy and the payment of rent. This will ensure that once an issue arises, it will be easier to determine those issues because they are well documented and recorded. This is unlike in the past where the landlord was not obligated to do that. This is a clear improvement from what used to happen, particularly on the issue of distress for rent and how the auctioneers used to behave. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, auctioneers were hooligans. They would come up with all sorts of ways and maneuvers to evict tenants. With this Bill coming into effect, that will be history. The housing sector needs that we rein on it and improve it so that it is very clear, and ensure that we do not have unethical and unorthodox means of dealing with tenants who are the cadre that is normally threatened."
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