Land transferred by fraud: getting the register corrected
Land Registration Act, 2012 · sources read 5 Oct 2026
The court can order the land register corrected by cancelling or amending any registration obtained, made or left out by fraud or mistake. A title can be challenged for fraud or misrepresentation the holder was part of, or where it was acquired illegally, unprocedurally or through a corrupt scheme.
- Fee
- KSh 1,000Lodging a caution
- Where
- Cautions: the land registry or Ardhisasa (ardhisasa.lands.go.ke). Court cases: the Environment and Land Court.
What you need
- For a caution: caution form, ID or passport copy, KRA PIN certificate, 2 passport photos, proof of your claim
Steps
- Lodge a caution so no further transfer or charge goes through without your consent.
- File the case in the Environment and Land Court, which hears disputes over title to land.
- Ask the court to order the fraudulent registration cancelled or amended.
Watch out
- The court will not correct the register against an owner who did not know of, cause or contribute to the fraud or mistake.
- On its own, the Land Registrar can only fix formal errors that do not materially affect an owner's interests.
- Before the Registrar changes an owner's title without consent, the owner must get 90 days' written notice.
Who this covers
- Anyone whose land was registered to someone else through fraud or mistake.
Official sources (3)
- Land Registration Act, 2012 (No. 3 of 2012) new.kenyalaw.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Environment and Land Court judiciary.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Lodging & Withdrawal of Cautions lands.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026