The government has updated parcel reference numbers for properties in several Nairobi areas.
The government has assigned new parcel numbers across several Nairobi areas and given affected owners 90 days to challenge the records.
The government has changed Nairobi land numbers for properties across several neighbourhoods, giving affected owners 90 days to challenge errors. Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome announced the changes in a special Gazette notice dated November 12.
The notice pairs old parcel references with replacement numbers under the new registration system. From February 12, 2027, all transactions involving the affected properties will use the new registers and updated references.
Nairobi land numbers: Areas and parcels affected
The conversion covers properties in Westlands, Muthaiga West, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Parklands and the Nairobi Central Business District. It also includes Eastleigh, South C, Langata, Karen and Dagoretti.
Other listed areas include Umoja Inner Core, Dandora, Spring Valley, Mathari, South Hill and Galleria. The schedule also covers properties around Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
In Westlands, for example, parcel 1870/IX/167 now carries the reference Nairobi Block 7/435. Similarly, the schedule replaces Lavington parcel number 3734/16 with Nairobi Block 13/751.
The changes also reach individual parcels in the CBD and South C. CBD parcel 209/4292 becomes Nairobi Block 28/24, while South C parcel 209/14147 becomes Nairobi Block 68/1317.
How owners can challenge the conversion
Owners who dispute the conversion or accompanying cadastral maps have 90 days from publication to submit written complaints. They must lodge those complaints with the Registrar using Form L.R.A. 96.
Meanwhile, affected persons may apply through Form L.R.A. 67 to register a caution against the property during dispute resolution. This provides a separate application route alongside the written complaint process.
For inspection, the government has made conversion lists and cadastral maps available at Ardhi House. Owners can also access them at the Department of Surveys in Ruaraka and through the Ministry of Lands website.
The conversion forms part of ongoing government efforts to update land registration records and digitise land services. Once the new registers take effect, owners and other parties must use the replacement numbers for affected parcels.
