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Property assessment for rating purposes in Kenya: A case study of Mavoko Municipal Council
Property assessment for rating purposes has been practiced in Kenya for over a century. Property taxation is a major source of local authority finance though its full potential has not being realized. The revenue received from property taxes is used for provision of services to residents within a local authority’s jurisdiction Lack of realization of full potential of the property tax is blamed on inefficiencies in the local authorities as a result of poor property tax administration.
‘I am a Refugee in My Own Country’: Conflict-Induced Internal Displacement in Kenya
Internal displacement in Kenya is a complex and multi-faceted social problem that revolves around and reflects unresolved issues of land and property, as well as the struggle for the control of political and economic resources. These intricate and sensitive issues, manifested in ethnic conflict, violent cattle raids, and government evictions characterised by human rights abuses have displaced people throughout the country.
Valuation of Up-market Residential Properties in Nairobi-Kenya
Housing occupies an important position in the Kenyan psyche along with the concept of home ownership. The residential developments and investments attract both institutional, corporate organisations as well as private individuals. There are indications that the residential market in Nairobi is very active and that most of the valuation firms in Nairobi cany out market-based valuation of residential properties.
New team to resolve dispute over online land transactions
A stalemate over activation of an online platform that may exclude lawyers from the multi-billion shilling land conveyancing business has been referred to a soon-to-be formed taskforce.
Valuers Scale of Fees (Kenya) – Professional Valuation Fees
As provided under the Scale of fees, Valuers Act
Cap. 532 of the Laws of Kenya.
THE VALUERS (FORMS & FEES)(AMENDMENT) RULES, 2011
1.Urban, Rating and Agriculture Valuation
First Kshs. 2,000,000 at 1.0 per cent
Residue at 0.25 per cent
2.Compulsory Acquisition Valuation
First Kshs. 2,000,000 at 2.0 per cent
Residue at 0.5 per cent
3. Rental Valuation
First Kshs. 400,000 p.a at 10 per cent
Residue at 5 per cent.
New valuation fees push up the cost of land and homes
The cost of buying land and homes is set to rise significantly as the market factors in new valuation charges that have more than doubled for most asset classes.
Lands minister James Orengo introduced the new charges through an amendment to the forms and fees section of the Valuers Act, paving the way for their application in the property market beginning this month.
Valuation fees for certain classes of land or homes have increased by up to 400 per cent, piling upward pressure on sale prices.
Kenya Natural Disaster Profile
Kenya’s landscape covers a total of 583 000 sq. km12 and is grouped into geographical zones including; the Savannah Lands covering most of the arid and semi- arid areas, the Coastal Margin, the Rift Valley, the Highlands and the Lake Victoria Basin. With a growth rate of 3.1% the population stands at approximately 29 million people. The country’s GNP/Capita is close to US$330. By the year 2010 and with a slow decline, the population is expected to reach a high of 39.3 million, 37.4 million with the medium decline and 35.5 million with a fast decline.
TOWARDS A COHERENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE POLICY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN KENYA: COUNTRY REPORT
Kenya has been integrating climate considerations into various legal and governance instruments for some time. Notably, there has been progress made in planning and implementing policies, projects and programs in key economic sectors in order to align Kenya with the international community’s approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promote climate resilience.
KENYA State of the Environment and Outlook 2010
Kenya has been implementing an active environmental management programme including education and public awareness. Most Kenyans are therefore aware of the link between environmental management and human well-being. They know that environmental degradation exacerbates poverty and undermines economic progress. Of course, there are still those who lack appreciation of the ecosystem services that are central to our wellbeing but these are a minority.
How Well Do Environmental Regulations Work in Kenya? : A Case Study of the Thika Highway Improvement Project
Kenya’s hurried pursuit of infrastructure developments in the last decade has highlighted the need for effective environmental regulation surrounding the approval, construction and operation of new projects. One such project, the Nairobi-Thika Highway Improvement Project (NTHIP), creates fertile ground for investigation into how well Kenya’s environmental safeguards work. Transforming the road from Nairobi to Thika town into a super highway is one of Kenya’s first large-scale transportation infrastructure projects.