New Nairobi County Rates

News & Politics
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From Runda association for context

Calling all property owners in Kenya … Read this and object before next Friday. This is outrageous. It is for the whole of Nairobi.

Dear Runda Resident,

Re: Nairobi County New Draft Valuation Roll

Attached, you will find a notice by the Nairobi City County Government (NCCG) inviting any person with a ratable property in Nairobi to lodge an objection on the new draft valuation roll.

The objection deadline is Friday, 18th June, 2021.

Background
a. You have been paying your rates at 25% of the Unimproved Site Value (USV).
b. The valuation in (a) above was carried out in the 80s.
c. The NCCG has carried out a valuation exercise giving your property a new value which is of course far much higher than the figure you have been paying your rates against.
d. Once this exercise is complete, your rates will be based on the new valuation.

Why do you need to object?
Though NCCG insists that the rates will go up by a very small margin, there is no indication on the percentage to be charged on the new value.
Currently, most residents pay an average of Kes 30,000 annually, meaning, the USV had been valued at Kes 120,000.
The new valuation places the least valued property in Runda at Kes 28,000,000. If they were to charge 25% of this, you will part with a minimum of Kes 7,000,000 in rates annually.

Unfortunately, the NCCG has declined a collective objection by the Runda Association and the residents will therefore have to submit individual objections.

What is required of you?
Go to https:/valuation.nairobi.go.ke
Register
Search property (type in your LR No. eg, 7785/000 or Nairobi Block112/000
This search will give you; the ratable owner, approximate size of your property and Unimproved Site Value (USV)
Click ‘submit objection to USV’
Follow the steps given.

(The above applies to all Nairobi County ratable properties

Cost
The objection will cost you Kes 500

Please treat this as very urgent as there are only a few days remaining.

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Uhuru aendee kila mtu,this way everyone will feel the heat and in no time tutabeba matawi juu juu

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I hope he goes for the poor majority directly… that is where change can come from… the Runda guys are inconsequential in terms of votes… But then if the proposal is implemented… Gosh! over 600k per month in rates? Even rent for most of the properties there is never more than 300k a month.

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Land rate is at most 1%of the value of the land and not the value of the property,280k to say 1million per year is manageable for many residents,Shida ni most will want their representative to have more say in development of their respective neighborhood s,mcas and CEC will be rendered useless.

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This statement is not right.

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Do people actually pay so much in rates?

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Wathii wa bedsitter pipu tukae wapi?

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I have a question, this pertains land rates in Kiambu County. Let’s say you have leased a parcel of land for a business. The land is zoned for residential use but due to recent infrastructure developments like roads, lighting and sewer connection and it’s close proximity to the road the area has suddenly turned out to be a business hub. Are you liable to remit land rates??

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No. The County Government would have to change the status to a town area.

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What is not right? The calculation or the rates? I just copied it from our Whatsapp group

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25% of USV was the old system. New system proposed rates to be calculated on 10% of USV. So if it is 25% of 2.8M not 28M which is 700k.

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Okay… which is still 20 times or 2000% more than the current charges…!

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Right. But land values changed 2000% since 1980 and has never been changed in the rates calculations as required by law.

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Sure… that is the problem of having leaders who are always asleep… so, they have just woken up and therefore will surprise many who had not prepared for such a steep rise in taxes… some are old and retired and never envisaged such an increment