{"id":77363,"date":"2026-04-19T20:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute"},"modified":"2026-04-19T21:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:19:08","slug":"mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute","title":{"rendered":"MHC CEO Bob Chimkango Orders Evictions Over Rent Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) Chief Executive Officer Bob Chimkango has taken a hardline stance against critics of recent rental adjustments, telling tenants who are uncomfortable with the new rates to vacate corporation houses and return to their home villages.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of strongly worded remarks circulating as official posts attributed to him, Chimkango has also directed regional managers to begin eviction processes starting 1st May for tenants who fail to comply with rental obligations or refuse to accept the revised charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you can\u2019t afford our house then go home village,\u201d Chimkango stated, insisting that tenants who have accumulated rent arrears will not be allowed to remain in MHC properties.<\/p>\n<p>He further dismissed criticism over housing conditions, arguing that the corporation is being unfairly blamed for deterioration of properties. According to him, tenants themselves are responsible for much of the damage, saying houses were initially in good condition when allocated but have since been neglected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cwhen you came in the house it was so beautiful&#8230; panopa yawonongeka in whose hand?\u201d he posed, suggesting tenants are responsible for the current state of the housing units.<\/p>\n<p>Chimkango also defended the rental adjustment process, claiming that internal calculations showed rent should have increased far more dramatically than what was implemented, stating: \u201cwe should have raised that rent by 2321% I calculated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further warned tenants against resisting the changes, insisting that those dissatisfied should not remain in MHC housing. \u201cIf you don\u2019t like the house, please leave,\u201d he said, reinforcing his directive for evictions to proceed where necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks have triggered debate, with critics raising concerns over affordability, housing rights, and the potential social impact of large-scale evictions, especially in urban areas where low-income tenants depend heavily on MHC accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>The Malawi Housing Corporation has not yet issued an official detailed statement clarifying the implementation framework of the eviction directive or addressing concerns raised by affected tenants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Malawi<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) Chief Executive Officer Bob Chimkango has taken a hardline stance against critics of recent rental adjustments, telling tenants who are uncomfortable with the new rates to vacate corporation houses and return to their home villages. In a series of strongly worded remarks circulating as official posts attributed to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":77362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-77363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-malawi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MHC CEO Bob Chimkango Orders Evictions Over Rent Dispute - Malawi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) Chief Executive Officer Bob Chimkango has taken a hardline stance against critics of re ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MHC CEO Bob Chimkango Orders Evictions Over Rent Dispute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Malawi Housing Corporation (MHC) Chief Executive Officer Bob Chimkango has taken a hardline stance against critics of re ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Malawi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-19T20:53:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-19T21:19:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2026\/04\/sm_1776633352.439332.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"550\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"379\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"MHC CEO Bob Chimkango Orders Evictions Over Rent Dispute\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-19T20:53:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-19T21:19:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute\"},\"wordCount\":338,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2026\/04\/sm_1776633352.439332.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Malawi\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mhc-ceo-bob-chimkango-orders-evictions-over-rent-dispute\",\"name\":\"MHC CEO Bob Chimkango Orders Evictions Over Rent Dispute - 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