Pay Trans Nzoia County land rates
County Government of Trans Nzoia · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Pay Trans Nzoia land rates to the county through an official channel and always get an official county receipt. For leasehold land the rate is 2% of the site value a year; freehold land pays on a graduated scale.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Deadline
- The county must announce the rates 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 Trans Nzoia offices, Kitale. P.O. Box 4211 Kitale, 0700 026 026, info@transnzoia.go.ke
Steps
- Know what you owe: leasehold plots pay 2% of the site value each year; freehold land is charged on a graduated scale. Ask the county lands office for your figure.
- Pay only through an official county channel, or to a county-appointed revenue officer.
- Ask for and keep the official county receipt for every payment.
Watch out
- A real county revenue officer wears a county ID card where you can see it. Only pay officers appointed by the county.
- 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 Trans Nzoia 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 Trans Nzoia County Finance Act, 2025 transnzoia.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Contact Us transnzoia.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- The National Rating Act, 2024 (No. 15 of 2024) nakuru.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026