Govt Increases Charges For Land Transactions: Here Are The New Fees
The fees for a land search which initially cost Ksh500 have been increased to Ksh2,000.
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Kenyans seeking land services will have to pay more after the Ministry of Lands proposed new changes seeing land transaction fees go up.
Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has proposed amendments to the law that would result in an increase in fees for land searches, registration of documents, and incorporation of trust among other services.
''The main objective of the proposed statutory instruments is to amend the existing state instruments that have not been updated for a long time, especially in respect of fees and charges prescribed for various services rendered by the Government in the land sector,'' the CS stated.
Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome. /DAILY NATION
The fees for a land search which initially cost Ksh500 have been increased to Ksh2,000.
Registration of documents will now cost Ksh1,500, the same price that will be imposed on the corporation certificate fees.
The Ministry also raised the fees for the application for incorporation of a trust to Ksh50,000 from Ksh5,000, an increase of 10 times.
Application for certified copies of the proceedings that arise from the determination of the land registrar will now cost Ksh3,000 for the first 10 pages and Ksh100 for additional pages.
Resubmission for registration of any document will cost Ksh1,500 while correction of name that has not been done by the registrar will cost Ksh2,500.
Furthermore, the revocation of power of the attorney will cost Ksh5,000.
Confirmation of boundary disputes will now cost Ksh5,000 whereas fixing boundaries will be charged at Ksh5,000. Placement of a caution will cost Ksh 3,000.
Any land registry that spends a day outside the office will cost Kenyans Ksh5,000 same as transport while offering registry advice.
The Ministry said the revisions were done since there were no major updates in over 30 years.
The proposals come as the government rushes to increase fees for citizen services, which risks hurting Kenyans more as they are already dealing with the high cost of living in the country.
Recently, the Ministry of Interior gazetted a list of revised charges on various government services including acquiring citizenship, replacement of an ID, and acquiring passports among other services.
The State ratified the Gazette Notice increasing the fees, with the Government Printer, the state agency responsible for publishing all state statutory documents, affixing its official stamp and certifying the notice.
However, the High Court issued conservatory orders suspending the hike in fees as announced by Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kithure Kindiki pending the hearing and determination of the matter.
