Get a title deed for the first time (new plots after subdivision, or from an allotment letter)
State Department for Lands and Physical Planning · sources read 30 Sep 2026
For new plots cut from a bigger title, get the subdivision approved, have a licensed surveyor do the mutation, then lodge it at the land registry and pay the registration fee (KSh 1,000), opening of the register (KSh 1,000) and title fee (KSh 2,500). The registry's service charter says about 3 days.
- Fee
- KSh 1,000Registration fee (subdivision / mutation)KSh 1,000Opening of the land register (per new title)KSh 2,500Title feeKSh 1,500Approval of subdivision scheme (per new plot)KSh 3,000Lease processing from a letter of allotment: conveyancing fee
- How long
- About 3 days at the land registry once a complete subdivision (mutation) is lodged
- Where
- The land registry for the county where the land is (the surveyor uses Ardhisasa for the mutation forms)
What you need
- Mutation form, consent to subdivide and the amended RIM (survey map)
- The original title of the land being subdivided
- Certified copy of your ID or passport, copy of your KRA PIN certificate and 2 passport-size photos
- Rent apportionment, if the land is leasehold
Steps
- Get the subdivision scheme approved: you need county approval (the PPA 2 form) and, for agricultural land, Land Control Board consent. Lands charges KSh 1,500 per new plot to approve the scheme.
- Hire a licensed surveyor. They buy the mutation forms on Ardhisasa and prepare the mutation and amended survey map (RIM) for the new plots.
- Lodge the mutation, consent, amended RIM and the original title with your ID, PIN and photos at the land registry, and pay the registration, register and title fees.
- If you have a letter of allotment instead, Lands processes a lease for the plot: bring the allotment (or subdivision scheme approval) letter and the RIM or deed plan, and pay the conveyancing fee (KSh 3,000), registration fee (KSh 1,000) and assessed stamp duty. The charter says about 5 days.
Watch out
- Agricultural land can't be subdivided without Land Control Board consent, so get it before the surveyor starts.
- In government titling programmes (adjudication and settlement schemes), the President has said the titles are already paid for. Don't pay anyone to get yours.
Who can apply
- The registered owner of land being subdivided, who holds the original title
- Someone holding a letter of allotment (a lease is then processed for the plot)
Official sources (3)
- Service Charter (Updated 2025) lands.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- President Ruto Delivers on Coast Land Promise as 26,000 Title Deeds Issued to Lunga Lunga Residents lands.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Land Registries lands.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026