Running an Airbnb gave me 2yrs of character development

MAUREEN WARUINGE ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST

19 January 2024

• DJ Protege closed the Airbnb Business years ago.

• He says there’s so much unreported rot in the industry.

Popular mix master Dj Protege has narrated his experience as an Airbnb owner.

He also shared the horrific things done by visitors to his Airbnb that led to his decision to shut the business permanently.

The DJ was weighing on the current trending topic of deaths and murders in Airbnb.

DJ Protege revealed he was a landlord many years ago,

"Wueh!! No university can teach you human psychology better than working in the service industry! Running an Airbnb gave me two years of premium character development, nothing will take me back."

He indicated that his clients were a problem

"Shocking thing is it comes from people who appear upstanding in society, I’ve hosted pastors, foreigners, celebs, a lot of married folks, Islamic youth, people with top-of-the-range cars you name it, all bringing a side piece, all expecting 5 star treatment at 3-star prices. I lost count of how many people we kosanad, some almost coming to blows."

He said short-stay rentals discouraged him a lot

"Most ppl register on the official Airbnb site but coz of the hefty commissions, people list unofficially on FB and that’s when drama is like ‘Hold my beer.’"

The sad thing is there’s so much unreported rot in the industry that what makes it to the news is just the tip of the iceberg." He continued to narrate.

Further adding

"Mainly coz owners keep quiet for the sake of attracting other clients and to avoid drama from the actual landlord's coz of subletting."

The latest victim is 20-year-old Rita Waeni Muendo, a university student at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) who was lured to her murder.

The owner of the rental has been detained for 10 days.

Priscila Maina will be held at the Kasarani police station together with three men arrested at the Green House Apartments next to the house where the woman is said to have been brutally killed.

Maina is in custody for failure to register her tenant’s crucial details as required by the law, which would have helped the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers to trace the murderer.