A popular private parking lot in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) was on Monday, May 19, seized by Nairobi City County officials over defaulted land rates payments.
The Taifa Road parking, located behind the Kencom building, was the latest high-profile property seized in an ongoing crackdown by City Hall on land rate defaulters.
In a statement released by Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, the parking, which is often used by hundreds of Nairobi motorists, reportedly owes the county over Ksh41.1 million in unpaid land rates, in addition to Ksh200,000 for an expired Unified Business Permit, which lapsed in March 2025.
Speaking to the media, Nairobi County Receiver of Revenue Tiras Njoroge confirmed that the county had taken control of the premises and will now directly collect parking fees from motorists until the outstanding arrears are settled.
