City Hall to auction 200,000 properties in Sh54bn land rates pursuit

Governor Johnson Sakaja during the State of the County Address at Nairobi City County Assembly on April 4, 2024.

Photo credit: Lucy Wanjiru | Nation Media Group

City Hall has threatened to auction nearly 200,000 properties whose owners have not been paying land rates, in pursuit of Sh54 billion.

The Nairobi City County government has blamed wealthy property owners for failing to pay the rates, despite other sectors contributing to county revenues. It has also hinted at moving away from the current model of levying rates based on land value towards one based on a property’s use.

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