Land rent is an annual fee charged by the government to proprietors who own leasehold properties. Failure to pay on time incurs a monthly penalty. This article will guide you on how to pay land rent obtain a land rent clearance certificate.
To pay land rent online, you need to have a registered account on the platform.
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1. Log in to your account.
2. Go to services on the website.
3. Within the land administration services, select the Land Rent option. You will find two buttons: Get Clearance Certificate and Pay Land Rent.
4. Click on the Pay Land Rent.
5. You will be directed to a search page where you need to enter the title number of your parcel. This will allow you to find out the amount owed to the government as land rent. Note that leasehold titles do not require conversion for land rent payment.
6. Upon searching for your parcel, you may receive various responses:
a) No pending land rent: If there are no pending land rent payments, you will be informed accordingly.
b) Rent request cannot be processed: If the system is unable to process your rent request, contact the ministry’s customer service centre for assistance.
c) Pending land rent list: If there are pending land rent payments, a list of all the rent owed since the last payment will be displayed.
d) Issue with a paid invoice: If a paid invoice still shows as pending, contact the customer service center to address the matter.
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7. Click on the View Invoice option to see the details of each invoice, including any penalties.
8. To pay a pending invoice, click on the Pay button. The system offers payment options, such as M-Pesa or Cooperative Bank.
9. Follow the instructions provided to make the payment. Click Confirm to verify the payment.
10. After clearing all pending invoices, you can download your land rent clearance certificate for the current year.
11.Go to the land administration services and click on Get Clearance.Enter the parcel details and click Get to download the clearance certificate.
NOTE: If you have several pending land rent payments, you will be required to pay each one of them separately, since each has a unique invoice number. You will ONLY receive a Clearance Certificate once you have settled all pending payments.
For enquiries, please visit Ardhi House, Off Ngong Rd: P.O. Box 30450-00100, Nairobi,Kenya or email: [email protected]. The ministry can also be reached on phone: 0746 962 239.
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