Pay Lamu County land rates
County Government of Lamu · sources read 6 Oct 2026
Pay Lamu land rates online on LamuPay (lamupay.com, the county e-services portal) or at a county office, and get an official receipt. Pay by 31 March to avoid a 3% monthly penalty; a rates clearance certificate costs KSh 5,000.
- Fee
- KSh 5,000Rates clearance certificate
- Deadline
- Pay by 31 March every year. Rates still unpaid after that attract a 3% penalty every month.
- Deadline
- Want the county to reduce or cancel your rates (remission)? Apply before the rates are due or within 14 days after.
- Where
- Online on LamuPay (lamupay.com), or at a County Government of Lamu office (headquarters in Mokowe). info@lamu.go.ke, 0715 555111
Steps
- Go to lamupay.com, create an account or sign in, and choose Pay Land Rates under Land and Property Management.
- Pay electronically, or by direct deposit into the county bank account.
- Demand an official receipt for the payment and keep it.
- Selling or transferring the land? Ask for a rates clearance certificate. It costs KSh 5,000.
Watch out
- 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.
- If the county charges interest on late rates, the law caps it at the Central Bank rate.
Who can apply
- Owners of land or buildings in Lamu 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 (4)
- The Lamu County Finance Act, 2026 lamu.go.ke · read 6 Oct 2026
- Contacts lamu.go.ke · read 6 Oct 2026
- The National Rating Act, 2024 (No. 15 of 2024) nakuru.go.ke · read 6 Oct 2026
- Lamu County E-services Portal (LamuPay) lamupay.com · read 6 Oct 2026