Property owners face penalties in City Hall audit

A government bulldozer brings down a house in Nairobi’s Kahawa West estate to pave the way for a road bypass during a past demolition exercise. Property owners in the estate and other areas in Kasarani and Embakasi risk losing their property for lack of titles. FILE

The Nairobi county government has announced plans to conduct property audit in the city’s two sprawling residential areas, putting thousands of buildings at the risk of demolition.

Property owners in Embakasi and Kasarani also face heavy penalties for non-payment of transfer, land rate and change of user fees as city officials move to eliminate irregular developments in the highly populated areas.

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