The National Land Commission (NLC) has notified all landowners in Nairobi with leaseholds whose leases have expired or are about to expire to apply for an extension or renewal.
The Commission, through a notice published in a local daily on Sunday, June 22, directed the affected landowners whose leases have five years or less remaining to expiry to submit their applications to NLC.
All those affected, including those with expired leases, are to submit their documents to the Commission in triplicate for renewal.
"On this basis, the NLC hereby notifies all leaseholders within Nairobi City County whose leases have five (5) years or less remaining to expiry, as well as those whose leases have expired and who wish to apply for extension or renewal, to submit their application in triplicate to the NLC," the notice read in part.
In its notice, the NLC outlined specific requirements that applicants must meet for their extension or renewal requests to be considered. First, individuals are required to fill out and submit either Form LA 22 (for extension) or Form LA 23 (for renewal), which are available for download from the commission’s official website.
Along with the completed form, applicants must attach a current official land search, a certified copy of their lease title, a copy of their national ID, and a KRA PIN certificate.
Additional documentation is required depending on the leaseholder’s legal status. For instance, if the leaseholder is a company, they must provide a certificate of incorporation and a CR12 document.
Where the property has been passed down through succession, confirmation of the grant is mandatory. A coloured passport-size photo of the leaseholder must also be submitted.
In cases where a third party is acting on behalf of the leaseholder—such as a valuer, estate agent, advocate, surveyor, or planner—the applicant must attach a formal letter of appointment. Furthermore, a planning brief prepared by a registered physical planner is a compulsory requirement for all applicants.
A leasehold is a form of land or property ownership where a person (the leaseholder) is granted the right to use a piece of land or property for a specific period—often 33, 50, 66, or 99 years—under a lease agreement from the actual owner (the lessor, usually the government or county).
NLC will thereafter submit all applications that meet the prescribed requirements to the County Executive Committee Member in charge of lands in the Nairobi City County Government (NCCG).
Additionally, the county government will consider the applications and, upon approval, forward them to the chairperson of NLC for further processing per the applicable legal and regulatory framework.
