Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja on Wednesday, April 2, issued a 15-day deadline to Nairobi residents to pay their land rates.
In the notice, Sakaja declared that the new deadline had been set for April 15 as opposed to the usual March 31, which lapsed two days ago.
"Good news, Nairobi! The land rate payment deadline has been extended to April 15, 2025. Pay today, no penalties!" the notice read.
He further urged the residents to take the opportunity to pay their pending bills without incurring any penalties, stating, "Pay online by dialling #647# or visit any of our customer service centers."
In Nairobi, the deadline for land rate payments is March 31 each year, and failure to pay by this date results in interest charges of 3 per cent per month on the outstanding amount.
The Nairobi City County Government Finance Act 2022 outlines that landowners pay land rates equivalent to 0.115 per cent of the assessed value of their land.
In late 2024, Sakaja, in a gazette notice, published new land rates for the Nairobi county landowners to begin implementation on January 1.
"In exercise of the power conferred by Section 15(1) of the Rating Act (Cap. 267) and Section 18 of the Valuation for Rating Act (Cap. 266), notice is given to the general public that land rates levied by the Nairobi City County Government for the year 2025 shall become due on the 1st of January 2025," the notice by Mbogo read in part.
In the new rates, landowners with less than 0.1 hectares would pay Ksh2,560 per year, while those with land sizes between 0.1 and 0.2 hectares would pay Ksh3,200 per year.
For land between 0.2 and 0.4 hectares, landowners would pay Ksh4,000 per year, while those exceeding 0.4 hectares would pay Ksh4,800 per year.
Residential, commercial, agricultural, and all private and public valuation property/plot owners in the county would pay the rate of 0.115 per cent of the land's value per year.
If the new rates are lower than the 2022 rates, landlords will have to pay the 2022 rates.
