Pay Kiambu County land rates
County Government of Kiambu · sources read 1 Oct 2026
Kiambu land rates fall due on 1 January every year and are 0.125% of your land's unimproved site value. Pay only through an official county channel and keep the official receipt. Unpaid arrears attract a 10% penalty each year.
- Fee
- KSh 300Application for a rates clearance certificate (per property)KSh 2,500Rates clearance certificate (per property)
- Deadline
- Rates fall due on 1 January each year. The county announces the payment date in a national newspaper at least 30 days ahead.
- Where
- Through authorised County Government of Kiambu payment channels and county revenue offices. County hotline: 0742 000 888 / 0103 000 888
Steps
- Call the county on 0742 000 888 or 0103 000 888, or visit a county revenue office, to get the rates due on your plot.
- Pay only through an authorised county payment channel. Never hand money to someone who is not an authorised county collector.
- Get and keep the official county receipt.
- Selling or transferring the land? Once all rates and penalties are paid, apply for a rates clearance certificate. The land registry needs it.
Watch out
- Unpaid arrears attract a penalty of 10% every year.
- If you get a demand notice for unpaid rates, you have 14 days to pay. After that the county can go to court, or collect your tenants' rent directly.
- You cannot register a land transfer in Kiambu until the county confirms all rates and penalties are paid.
Who can apply
- Owners of registered freehold land or long leases (25 years or more) in Kiambu County
- If the owner lives outside Kenya, whoever collects the rent or manages the land must pay
Official sources (3)
- Kiambu County Valuation and Rating Act, 2016 kiambu.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- The Kiambu County Finance Act, 2025 kiambu.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- Contact Us kiambu.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026