Pay Bungoma County land rates
County Government of Bungoma · sources read 1 Oct 2026
Pay Bungoma land rates to the county through an official channel and insist on an official receipt. Rates are 4% of the land's site value for leasehold and freehold property, and a clearance certificate costs KSh 3,000.
- Fee
- KSh 3,000Clearance certificate
- Deadline
- Rates are charged per financial year. The county must announce the payment date in the Kenya Gazette at least 60 days ahead.
- Deadline
- Want the county to reduce or cancel your rates (remission)? Apply before the rates are due or within 14 days after.
- Where
- County Government of Bungoma offices, Municipal Buildings, Moi Avenue, Bungoma town. Tel +254 (055) 30343, info@bungoma.go.ke
Steps
- Know what you owe: land rates are 4% of the site value for leasehold and freehold property in all sub-counties.
- Pay only through an authorized county channel, such as a county-designated collector or another official payment mode.
- Get an official county receipt for every payment. Officers who take cash without one are penalised.
- Need proof your rates are paid, e.g. to sell or transfer? Apply for a clearance certificate (KSh 3,000).
Watch out
- A county officer must identify himself to you. If they won't, don't pay.
- If you get a written demand for unpaid rates, you have 60 days to pay before the county can act.
- Rates left unpaid after a demand can end with the county auctioning the property.
Who can apply
- Owners of land or buildings in Bungoma County, including holders of leases with 21 years or more left
- In some cases the person occupying the property is the one who pays
Official sources (3)
- The Bungoma County Finance Act, 2023 bungoma.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- Welcome to Bungoma - County Government of Bungoma bungoma.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- The National Rating Act, 2024 (No. 15 of 2024) nakuru.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026