The government has issued a 90-day notice to landowners in Westlands, Karen, Lavington, Kileleshwa and other parts of Nairobi following changes to land reference numbers under a new property records conversion exercise.
In a special Gazette notice dated November 12, 2026, the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, Alice Wahome, announced that existing land reference numbers in several Nairobi registration blocks had been converted into new parcel numbers.
The notice, issued under the Land Registration (Registration Units) Order, 2017, gives anyone with an interest in the affected properties 90 days from the date of publication to raise objections if they disagree with the information contained in the conversion lists or cadastral maps.
“Pursuant to regulation 4 (4) of the Land Registration (Registration Units) Order, 2017, the Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning, having received from the Registrar the conversion list and cadastral maps in respect of Nairobi Land Registration Unit, hereby notifies the general public that land reference numbers specified in the first column of the Schedule have been converted to new parcel numbers, specified in the second column thereof, with corresponding area respectively specified in the third column,” the notice reads.
“Any person with an interest in land within the registration unit who is aggrieved by the information in the conversion list or the cadastral maps is invited, within the next ninety (90) days from the date of publication of this notice.”
Among the properties affected by the changes are in Westlands, Karen, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Parklands, Lang’ata, Eastleigh, South C, Dagoretti and Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD).
Ministry Announces New Land Reference Numbers for Nairobi Estates
The Gazette provides the previous land reference number, the new parcel number and the size of each affected property.
Any landowner with an interest in the listed parcels who disagrees with the conversion details can lodge a complaint with the Registrar.
Properties in Westlands, Karen and Lavington affected
The Gazette lists a property in Westlands previously registered as L.R. No. 1870/IX/167. It will now be identified as Nairobi Block 7/435 and measures 0.2737 hectares.
In Muthaiga West, L.R. No. 214/305 has been assigned the new number Nairobi Block 8/223. The parcel measures 0.4978 hectares.
The changes also affect Lavington, where L.R. No. 3734/16 is now Nairobi Block 13/751, and Kileleshwa, where L.R. No. 209/2936 has been converted to Nairobi Block 23/482.
Other parcels appear under Parklands South, Parklands North, the Central Business District, Nyerere Road, South Hill, Mathari and Mathari East.
In Karen Mutuini, three parcels previously registered as L.R. Nos. 1055/74, 1055/75 and 1055/76 have new numbers: Nairobi Block 47/2147, Nairobi Block 47/2148 and Nairobi Block 47/2149.
The Gazette also names properties in Dagoretti Mutuini, Eastleigh North and South, Ofafa Jericho, Ngong River, Dagoretti Kangemi, Umoja Inner Core, Dandora and Spring Valley.
The list extends to Dagoretti Rithimitu, Dagoretti Uthiru, Galleria, Lang’ata, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Karen Hardy and Two Rivers.
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How Landowners can Raise Complaints
The Ministry has asked anyone who disputes the information in the conversion list or cadastral maps to submit a written complaint to the Registrar using Form L.R.A. 96.
Those who want to protect their interest in a parcel while a complaint is being handled can also apply to register a caution using Form L.R.A. 67.
The conversion lists and cadastral maps are available at Ardhi House along 1st Ngong Avenue in Nairobi and at the Department of Surveys in Ruaraka. They are also available on the Ministry of Lands website.
Landowners can use the documents to confirm whether their old parcel numbers have been correctly matched with the new ones and whether the recorded land sizes are accurate
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New Parcel Numbers to be Used from February
According to the notice, February 12, 2027, is the date when all transactions involving the affected parcels will be conducted using the new registers.
Property owners, buyers, sellers and other parties handling land transactions will therefore need to use the new parcel numbers after that date.
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