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When Buying Land Always Insist On Individual Title Deed: Here’s why

  It is today common to hear of fraud cases involving land buying agents/companies/brokers in Kenya – something that has left many in great pain of losing their money. Most of these fraud cases result from an individual buying land that comes with a mother title – which is always risky or failing to do due diligence before sealing the deal. Abraham Samoei, the president at the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) advises that if you are buying land, whether from an individual or a company, never accept one that has a mother title. “A land search becomes a risky affair with a mother title as it requires precision to size, the actual location of the parcel and the actual plot number,” says Samoei. A land with a mother title deed also has a lot of uncertainty as companies do not have the capacity to subdivide the land and neither can they process individual title deeds.   With doing a background check to confirm if the land you want to purchase has issues or not bein...

MP Wants Policy to Protect Agricultural Land from Subdivision Developed

  Moiben Member of Parliament Silas Tiren has called for the coming up of a policy that will outlaw subdivision of agricultural land. Tiren says, there has been a worrying trend, especially in the North Rift region, where Agricultural land is now being subdivided, a move he says is a threat to the country’s food security. The North Rift region is considered Kenya’s food basket due to the high production of maize and wheat, but the legislator says with ongoing subdivisions of land to pave way for real estate, the country might not be able to have enough food. Find Property in Uasin Gishu County Baoriat Agencies Call: +254 721-554-937 “You can’t have land split into small portions and produce the same amount of food that has been produced when the same area was large,” noted Tiren, who is also the chairperson of the National Assembly Agriculture Committee. He now wants a policy put in place where land classified as agricultural cannot be subdivided, even if sold to another person/ent...

Eldoret Municipality Asked To Craft a Development Plan to Guide Its Operations

The County Assembly of Uasin Gishu has passed a motion asking the Eldoret Municipality in collaboration with the relevant department to develop an Urban and Cities Integrated Development Plan that will guide its operations. Kaptagat Member of County Assembly (MCA) Jonathan Ng’etich while moving the motion expressed concerns that the Eldoret Municipality is currently operating without any development plan, three years since it was awarded a charter. Ng’etich noted just like the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) and the Annual Development Plan (ADP), the municipality is legally required to have its own development plan that will among guide in policy formulation for issues such as the development of environment plan, valuation roll for properties, physical infrastructure, disaster preparedness, and geographical information systems. Find Property in Uasin Gishu County Baoriat Agencies Call: +254 721-554-937 “For the municipality to be effective in delivering its mandate, they need...

Mixed-Use Development! A New Model in Real Estate – Consider Trying It Out

  Mixed-use development is a new concept in the real estate industry that integrates residential and commercial use on the same space/piece of land. With the shrinking pieces of land due to the growing population globally, investors have been looking at ways in which they can maximize the available piece of land – by creating space where people can not only live but also play, work, and get their entertainment and lifestyle needs under one roof/neighborhood. If you are the kind of person looking at investing in real estate, mixed-use development is a concept you need to consider trying out and be sure you won’t regret it. Find Property in Uasin Gishu County Baoriat Agencies Call: +254 721-554-937 The concept is already gaining popularity and has been successfully tried out in Nairobi in popular investments such as Two-Rivers Mall, Garden City, and Ciata Tatu City – all of which offer among others eateries, banks, retail shops, and medical facilities under one roof. What are the ben...

6 Tips On How To Safely Acquire Property In Kenya

  Real estate is one of the booming industries in Kenya today, and for this reasons, you are likely to encounter fraudsters on regular occasions - when looking for land or property to buy. I'm sure you have heard people complaining that they bought a property or land from an individual/company that does not exist or two people claiming to have bought the same parcel of land. These issues are real, and if you are not careful, you might end up being among the victims of fraudsters. Data from the 2016 report of Kenya National Bureau of Statistics indicated that there were over 6,000 land fraud cases in the country, and there is a likelihood that that figure has doubled or even tripled. Find Property in Uasin Gishu County Baoriat Agencies Call: +254 721-554-937 So, how can you safely acquire property in Kenya? Is there a way you can avoid fraudsters when buying land or property? These tips should be helpful; NEVER MAKE PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO LANDOWNER/AGENTS Rather than makin...

Do You Own Land In Uasin Gishu? You Have 15 Days To Pay The Land Rates

  By Joshua Cheloti Marketing Content Creator, Journalist The County Government of Uasin Gishu has announced an extension of the 100 per cent waiver on land rates penalties for a further 15 days. Governor Jackson Mandago had issued a 30-day extension to individuals who would have paid their rates by June 30, 2021, and land owners now have another 15 days to clear their bills, and benefit from their waiver While announcing the extension on Thursday, Deputy Governor Daniel Chemno said the move was as a result of a request from locals who asked for more time to pay the rates. Find Property in Uasin Gishu County Baoriat Agencies Call: +254 721-554-937 He also said clean up exercise on the land rates system to capture newly acquired pieces of land, and those subdivided had also necessitated the extension. Also Read:  How To Pay Land RatesIn Uasin Gishu "We have had challenges on people who recently bought land and their records were not yet in our system. We also had a clea...

Committee Formed To Address Land Tenure Issues in Uasin Gishu

The County Government of Uasin Gishu has established a Land Management Committee that will be mandated to establish and provide solutions to a variety of land ownership issues within the county. County’s Lands and Physical Planning Executive Eng. Nelson Maritim named land ownership tenures as one of the issues the committee will be addressing. Eng. Maritim notes that issues to do with land tenure have been the main reason why they have failed to secure development projects for a number of informal urban areas within the county, including Langas. Find Property in Uasin Gishu County Baoriat Agencies Call: +254 721-554-937 "Eliminating poverty and boosting shared prosperity; increasing food security and facilitating urbanization and protecting the rights of minors and women all depend on secure land and property rights. For this reason, we have established a Land Management Committee that will help establish and provide solutions to such cases occurring in the county," sai...