Kenyans and non Kenyan can own property in any part if the country. Property can be acquired on freehold or leasehold basis. A freehold title gives the owner absolute proprietorship over the land in perpetuity. While Leasehold property is held on a government lease for a specified period, usually 50 or 99 years. At the end of this period, the landowner applies for an extension of the lease, which is usually granted. The extension process takes approximately 6 months. Both freehold and leasehold land is subject to local authority rates which is usually a fraction of the unimproved site value. However, leasehold is further subject to Land Rent, based on the size of the land. The institutions for Registering Property in Kenya have a mandate to enforce and implement various aspects of the land and real property laws. They include; Ministry of Lands, Responsible for development of national land Policy Lands Registry, mandated to register property in Kenya Nairobi C...
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