Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has revealed that the County government has issued auction notices to land rate defaulters within the city.

The Couty boss revealed that the defaulters commutatively owe Nairobi County a staggering Kes 1 trillion.

Further, he has urged the defaulters to settle their dues, warning that their properties risk being auctioned if they fail to settle their dues in due course.

”We have issued a notice to land defaulters and we will start taking action the week aftrer.We are going to repossess and auction following the procedure of the law because we want Nairobi to work.”

Sakaja added that it is only through paying taxes among them land rates that City Hall will deliver on its mandate.

”We are saying we want services and things to operate properly yet there are people riding on the shoulders of others. The burden of taxation payment is only on a few people.”

In January Sakaja revealed City hall was hoping to generate Kes 19 billion from new land rates.

Land rates are among the leading revenue earners for Nairobi County.