Pay Kakamega County land rates
County Government of Kakamega · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Pay Kakamega land rates to the county's revenue agency, KCRA, and pay only genuine KCRA staff. Keep a Land Rates Clearance Certificate as proof: it costs KSh 8,500 in the municipality, KSh 5,500 in urban centres and KSh 3,000 in rural areas.
- Fee
- KSh 3,000Rates clearance certificate: ruralKSh 5,500Rates clearance certificate: urban (townships, sub-county HQ centres)KSh 8,500Rates clearance certificate: municipality
- Deadline
- Rates are charged every 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
- Kakamega County Revenue Agency (KCRA), County Government of Kakamega, P.O. Box 36-50100 Kakamega (revenue.kakamega.go.ke). Tel 056 203 1850, info@kakamega.go.ke
Steps
- Land rates are charged every year on your plot and are paid to the County Government of Kakamega through KCRA (revenue.kakamega.go.ke).
- Know the rate: your bill is worked out from the county valuation roll. In Kakamega Municipality the rate struck is 0.15% for residential land and 0.17% for commercial and industrial land.
- Pay only to genuine KCRA staff. Never hand rates money to anyone else.
- Get official proof of payment, such as a Land Rates Clearance Certificate, and keep it safe.
Watch out
- Kakamega County takes land rates defaulters to court, so don't let arrears pile up.
- 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.
- Late rates attract simple interest at the Central Bank rate, though the interest can never be more than the rates you owe.
Who can apply
- Owners of land or buildings in Kakamega 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 (6)
- KCRA Profile kakamega.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- Court proceedings on Kakamega rates defaulters commence kakamega.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- Contact Us kakamega.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- The Kakamega County Finance Act, 2025 (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 11, Kakamega County Acts No. 4) kakamega.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- The National Rating Act, 2024 (No. 15 of 2024) nakuru.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- Kakamega County Revenue Agency revenue.kakamega.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026