Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced that waivers for Nairobi land rates defaulters will be halted, meaning delinquent property owners will no longer receive exemptions and must settle their outstanding land rates in full. "We gave these guys time, last year we gave waivers, this year there is no waiver, I am sorry," Sakaja announced.
The governor was speaking on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, during a discussion on Hot 96, where he revealed that he would halt the waivers and take action against land rate defaulters by auctioning their properties. "We are going to take legal action.
The Physical Land Use Planning Act gives us the authority to do that, and when your property is being auctioned, you will care.
We will do it through the courts, and we will not be the first ones to do so," the governor continued.
