Register a power of attorney for land
State Department for Lands and Physical Planning · sources read 30 Sep 2026
Have the power of attorney signed, pay stamp duty of KSh 200 per donor, then lodge it at the land registry with the KSh 1,000 registration fee. Your agent can only sign land documents for you once it is registered.
- Fee
- KSh 1,000Registration feeKSh 200Stamp duty, per donor
- How long
- About 3 days
- Where
- The land registry where the land is registered (Ministry of Lands)
What you need
- The power of attorney, properly signed (executed)
- Proof you paid stamp duty
- Certified copy of your ID or passport, KRA PIN certificate and 2 passport-size photos
Steps
- Draw up the power of attorney saying what your agent may do (for example sign documents, sell, lease or develop the land), and sign it.
- Pay stamp duty of KSh 200 for each donor and keep the receipt.
- Lodge it at the land registry with the stamp duty receipt, your ID or passport, PIN certificate and 2 photos, and pay the KSh 1,000 registration fee.
- Once registered, your agent's authority is on record and banks and government offices can rely on it.
Watch out
- The Registrar won't accept land documents signed by an agent unless a properly executed and verified power of attorney backs them.
- The registry keeps the original on file (or a copy certified by the Registrar, if the Registrar agrees), so make your own copies first.
- Stamp duty is charged per donor, so if two owners give the power, it's KSh 200 each.
Who can apply
- Any land or property owner who wants to give someone else (the agent) authority to act for them on land matters.
Official sources (4)
- Registration of Power of Attorney lands.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- SDLPP Service Charter (updated 2025) lands.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Land Registration Act, 2012 new.kenyalaw.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Land Registries lands.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026