Land rates arrears rose by Sh1.29 billion during the three months, accounting for 62 per cent of the new unpaid revenues.
In October, Governor Sakaja said his administration would resort to auctioning about 200,000 parcels with unpaid land rates.
The Nairobi City County accumulated Sh2 billion in unpaid revenues from July to September, underlining a growing problem for the devolved unit to get its dues from businesses and landlords.
Land rates arrears rose by Sh1.29 billion during the three months, accounting for 62 per cent of the new unpaid revenues, according to a report by the Controller of Budget (CoB). The growth in unpaid land rates underlines a problem in City Hall’s management of its main revenue stream, coming just after revealing it had written off Sh1.45 trillion arrears during the last fiscal year.
