Resources

Resource HUB

Official Government & Legal Portals

Kenya

  • ArdhiSasa — ardhisasa.go.ke — Kenya's official land information management portal. Title searches, transfers, land rent payments, survey and mapping. Integrated with KRA and eCitizen.

  • eCitizen Kenya — ecitizen.go.ke — Gateway to all government services including land-related transactions.

  • Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA iTax) — itax.kra.go.ke — Stamp duty assessment and payment.

  • InvestKenya / eProcedures — eprocedures.investkenya.go.ke — County-by-county acquisition procedure guides.

  • Land Registration Act, 2012 — kenyalaw.org — The primary legal framework governing land registration.

Uganda

  • UgNLIS (Uganda National Land Information System) — ugnlis.go.ug — Official land search, registration, and cadastral information. One of the most developed land digitization systems in East Africa.

  • MLHUD (Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development) — mlhud.go.ug — Policy, land administration, survey and mapping.

  • Uganda Revenue Authority — ura.go.ug — Stamp duty guidance and TIN registration.

Tanzania

  • Ministry of Lands, Housing & Human Settlements — ardhi.go.tz — Land administration, titles, and occupancy rights.

  • TIC (Tanzania Investment Centre) — tic.go.tz — Foreign investment approvals and land access for investors.

  • TISEZA (Tanzania Special Economic Zones Authority) — tiseza.go.tz — Investment in special economic zones.

  • ZIPA (Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority) — zipa.go.tz — Required approvals for all Zanzibar property transactions.

Ethiopia

  • AddisLand — Addis Ababa Landholding Registration & Information Agency — Lease search, title registration, and landholding services in the capital.

  • DARA (Document Authentication & Registration Agency) — Authentication and registration of transfer instruments.

  • Ethiopian Investment Commission — investethiopia.gov.et — Foreign investor approvals and updated proclamation guidance.

Market Research & Intelligence

  • Knight Frank Africa — knightfrank.com/research/africa — Quarterly and annual reports covering office, retail, residential and land markets across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia. One of the most authoritative sources for commercial real estate data in the region.

  • JLL East Africa — jll.com — Country snapshots, commercial real estate overviews, and investment trend analysis across the region.

  • Estate Intel — estateintel.com — Africa-focused real estate market research, data, and investment insights. Covers listed real estate, REITs, and city-level market intelligence.

  • Cytonn Investments Weekly — cytonnreport.com — Nairobi-based firm publishing weekly market reports, quarterly real estate sector analyses, and annual outlook reports. Particularly strong on Kenya residential and commercial data.

  • HassConsult Hass Index — hassconsult.com/hassindex — Kenya's leading quarterly residential property price index tracking sale and rental price trends in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area since 2007. Essential benchmark for Kenya pricing.

Property Listing Platforms

  • TwentyFirst Real Estate — twentyfirst.re — A leading East Africa-specific portal covering Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and beyond. Verified listings across residential, commercial, and land categories.

  • BuyRentKenya — buyrentkenya.com — Kenya's largest property listing site. Extensive database of residential and commercial properties with agent directories.

  • PropertyKenya — propertykenya.com — Established Kenya listings portal covering Nairobi, Mombasa, and upcountry.

  • Lamudi Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda — lamudi.co.ke / lamudi.co.tz / lamudi.co.ug — Pan-African listings platform with East Africa-specific country portals.

  • Realtor Uganda — realtorug.com — Uganda-focused residential and commercial property listings.

  • Qefira — Ethiopia's leading property listing portal (backed by ROAM / Naspers network).

Investment & Due Diligence Resources

  • TanzLII / KenyaLaw / ULII — tanzlii.org / kenyalaw.org / ulii.or.ug — Free access to all land legislation, case law, and proclamations for Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda respectively.

  • World Bank Doing Business / Land Portal — landportal.org — Cross-country land governance data, policy comparisons, and tenure system analyses for East Africa.

  • African Legal Network — Country-specific legal guides and advocate directories for property transactions.

  • Saro Consultancy Resource Hub — saroconsultancy.com/resourcehub — Country-by-country acquisition guides, due diligence checklists, and legal framework summaries for Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia — written for investors and buyers rather than lawyers.

News & Ongoing Commentary

  • Business Daily Africa — businessdailyafrica.com — Kenya-based financial newspaper with strong real estate coverage and market reporting.

  • The East African — theeastafrican.co.ke — Regional newspaper covering property news across all four countries.

  • African Business Magazine — africanbusinessmagazine.com — Covers major real estate transactions, policy changes, and investment trends continent-wide.

  • African Exponent — africanexponent.com — Market intelligence and investment commentary for African real estate.