Land in Kenya is classified as either public, private or communal.
Land rates are levies imposed on all parcels of land and payable to the county governments.
Upon full payment of all rates, one is issued with the rates clearance certificate.
The certificate is conclusive evidence that all rates due and interest accrued have been fully paid.
County governments charge different amounts for the land rates.
In Nairobi for instance, land rates are the top own-source revenue earner for the county and account for about 25 per cent of revenue collected by the county government.
