Kind Landlord Exempts Tenants From Paying January Rent, Gifts Them Cash

• A landlord named Kamau surprised his tenants by paying their January rent and also giving them money for shopping
• Kamau and his wife invited all the tenants for a meeting, and the wife made the announcement and revealed it would be a continuous thing
• Amazed by the warm gesture, tenants celebrated and thanked the couple for their generosity

A Kenyan landlord has shown his generosity and kindness by giving his tenants a break from paying rent for the month of January.

Not only that, he also surprised them with some cash to help them with their shopping needs.

Why did landlord pay rent for tenants?

The landlord, who goes by the name of Kamau, and his wife invited their tenants to a meeting on New Year's Eve to celebrate the start of 2024.

During the meeting, they made the announcement that left the tenants speechless and grateful.

Kamau's wife told the tenants that her husband had decided to pay for their January rent, and that those who had already paid would have their money credited to the next month.

"The people who were last here, Kamau took the initiative and said he was going to pay rent for all tenants for this month (January). This month there is no one who is going to pay rent," she announced, attracting cheers and uliliations from the tenants.

She also said that they had another surprise for the tenants: envelopes containing cash for them to spend on their shopping.

She explained that they wanted to give them something extra to make their new year happier and brighter.

She handed out the envelopes to the tenants, who thanked them profusely and expressed their joy and gratitude.

"We have decided to give you some money because last year we cooked and ate during the meeting but this one we said instead of cooking we give you the money to help you with shopping," she happily announced to the excited crowd.

She continued:

"We have decided to make it a continuous thing."

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She could not continue with her fish business and was unable to pay rent.