Tough times ahead as Lands Ministry revises all taxes upwards.
Tough times ahead as Lands Ministry revises all taxes upwards; Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has proposed amendments to law, which will see increase of some land charges that have not been revised for decades.
CS Wahome stated,”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 ministry of lands now requires that an official search of land to cost 2,000 up from 500. Registration of documents will be charged at Ksh 1,500 as well as a corporation of certificate fees. Incorporation of trust to cost Ksh 50,000 up from 5,000.
Application for certified copies of the proceedings that come up from determination of the land registrar has been revised to Ksh 3000 for the first 10 pages. Applicants will be charged Ksh 100 for any additional page.
Resubmission for registration of any document will cost Ksh 1,500 whereas correction of a name that has not been done by the registrar will cost Ksh 2,500.
Revocation of power of the attorney will cost Ksh 5,000. Confirmation of boundary disputes will now cost Ksh 5,000. Fixing boundaries will cost Ksh 5,000. Placement of a caution will cost Ksh 3,000.
Notably, Any land registry that spends a day outside the office will cost Kenyans Ksh 5,000 same as transport while offering registry advice.
The ministry of lands cited that the previous charges had not been revised for over 30 years now.
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