Tension Rises as Mbowe Caught in square one by NHC Over rent arrears

MBOWE Hotels Limited (MHL), owned by National Chairman of CHADEMA, Mr Freeman Mbowe, risks eviction at the end of this month from the building it occupies in the Dar es Salaam Central Business District due to outstanding rental fees amounting to over 1 billion/- owed to the National Housing Corporation (NHC) Located on plots number 725-726/11 along Mkwepu and Indira Gandhi (Makunganya) streets, the building accommodates the famous Club Bilicanas and other companies of Mr Mbowe

The building is among structures nationalised by the government through the Building Acquisition Act of 1971 and placed under the then Registrar of Buildings, the predecessor of NHC.

NHC Director General of Mr Nehemiah Mchechu confirmed the looming eviction when approached for comment by the ‘Daily News’, stating that the occupant has been served with a 30-day notice to vacate the building.