Landlords are at the verge of losing their powers over tenants, if the proposed Landlord and Tenant Bill sponsored by the National Assembly Majority Leader Amos Kimunya, sails through the Senate. The bill demands that all landlords must give their tenants at least ninety days written notice (three -months), before increasing payable rent by a tenant for rented premises. The bill also demands that the landlord must list down reasons for their decision to increase the rent.

Section 18 of the bill reads that the notice to be given under subsection one (1), shall be in the prescribed form and shall specify the landlord's intention to increase the rent and the amount of new rent. The bill also noted that any increase without a ninety-day notice would be considered null and void by a Tribunal to be created by the Judiciary. Another proposal states that Landlords and their prospective tenants, should get into an agreement on the amount of rent payable. In the case where a figure cannot be reached by the two parties, the matter shall be forwarded to the tribunal to determine the matter.

The notice gives the tenant enough time to evaluate their wish to continue staying at the said premise, or move to another. This also means that a landlord cannot haphazardly increase the rent or evict a tenant living in their property, without a consent by the tribunal.