Mob storms housing agent

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY CHARLES MGHENYI
RESIDENTS from the Teleposta Retirement Housing Scheme in Bombolulu yesterday stormed the Lloyd Masika agent offices demanding the restoration of water services.
Speaking at the agent's offices, the residents demanded to see the agreement that binds them to pay the company for service charge. “What services do you offers to us, we pay our own electricity bills, security and the water pumps maintenance,” they shouted.
Lloyd Masika, a housing agent has been given the responsibility by Kenya Posta to collect rents and maintain all the houses under its retirement scheme on its behalf in Mombasa.
The residents’ treasurer Isabel Waweru, said the company took away the estate water pump which they purchased from their own contribution.
“We cannot be exploited by these rogue agents. They demand Sh1,500 from all houses and there is no service we receive from them,” she said.
The residents said the company’s manager is frustrating them to pay for ‘ghost’ services and sent hooligans to destroy the water pump and block roads used by Mkokoteni water vendors.
They also complained that house rents hiked from Sh4,500 in 2010 to Sh12,500. Peter Kibera, the Lloyd Masika manager, said they will resume the water services when the residents have fully paid the service charge bills of Sh1,500 per month.
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