Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has given land rate defaulters a 14-day ultimatum or risk seeing their properties auctioned.
In today's dailies, Sakaja published the names of the defaulters in a 72-page document contained on the county government's official website.
As of April 2024, a majority of the defaulters owed between Ksh50,000 and Ksh31 million in backdated rates.
The governor, as a result, offered the land owners a 100 per cent waiver to pay original land rates failure to which they will be subjected to penalties among other punishments.
"The owners of all the LR numbers with balances as of 11th April 2024 are advised to make their outstanding Land Rates payments within 14 days of this notice," read the notice in part.
"Rates Invoices can be obtained at the NCCG Service Centre 1st Floor, City Hall, or through self-service by creating an account on the Nairobipay online portal."
The county government further advised owners of the listed properties to ensure that they pay outstanding land rates arrears.
"Otherwise the properties shall be subject to penalties, interest and enforcement actions including auction by the Nairobi City County Government," added the notice.
"The Nairobi City County Government operates a no cash policy in revenue collection."
According to Physical planner Patrick Analo, the Nairobi County Secretary and Head of the County Public Service, 16 zones were listed as the affected areas including Westlands and Starehe.
Others are; Ruaraka, Roysambu, Mathare, Makadara, Lang'ata, Kasarani, Kibra, Kamukunji as well as Dagoretti North ad Dagoretti South.
Embakasi East, Embakasi West, Embakasi North, Embakasi Central, and Embakasi South as well as Unzoned properties were listed among the affected.
The county revealed that it will realise Ksh30 billion in revenue should land owners settle their dues.
