Pay Embu County land rates
County Government of Embu · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Embu land rates are 0.5% of your property's value in the county valuation roll, due on 1 January every year. Pay the county's receiver of revenue, by an approved electronic channel or at a county revenue office, and keep the receipt. From 1 April, unpaid rates attract 2% interest plus a 3% penalty every month.
- Fee
- KSh 5,000Rate clearance certificate
- Deadline
- Rates fall due on 1 January each year.
- Deadline
- Pay before 1 April to avoid interest and penalties.
- Where
- Embu County Revenue Authority (receiver of revenue) offices, or an electronic channel the county approves. County email: info@embu.go.ke
Steps
- Ask the Embu county revenue office (receiver of revenue) for a statement of the rates owed on your land. A fee applies.
- Pay by an electronic transfer approved by the county's receiver of revenue, or at a county revenue office.
- Get and keep the receipt for your payment.
Watch out
- From 1 April, unpaid rates attract 2% interest plus a 3% penalty every month until fully paid.
- Unpaid rates and interest become a charge on the land and can be registered against your title.
- If land rates stay unpaid for five years, the county may repossess the plot.
Who can apply
- The rateable owner of land in Embu County on the date the rate falls due
- If the owner lives outside Kenya, whoever collects the rent or manages the land must pay
Official sources (3)
- The Embu County Finance Act, 2025 (No. 3 of 2025; Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 6, Embu County Acts No. 3) embuassembly.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- The Embu County Rating Act, 2015 (No. 1 of 2015) drive.google.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Contact Us embu.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026