A green card is a document that holds original records of all transaction relating to a piece of land/plot.The ones that i have come across with are where blocks of land has been subdivided say to members in-case of land buying companies.In such a scenario, the green card will show the ballot no., plot/land size and the details of the original owner.The card is held by the land offices at the district level.

It serves the purpose of comparing the information with the title deed issued/held, which must always be having similar entries in case of change.

Well,in most cases,its under key and lock and the movement controlled.

Mmhh.
Thanks Bwenyenye and Kanyima.
The seller now tells me that she has had the Green card amended to her name rather than her mother-in-law.
Is this possible to be done in 24hours?

Ndaragwa-I don't mean to disparage our hardworking land officers. However, in this particular land office, a land search takes 24 hours unless you buy lunch.
According to its ministry charter, change of names should take 4 days at least with necessary clearances and consents.
PS-the mother-in-law is not with us

Nanyuki lands office.very efficient.took me two hours to transfer land and left the office with a new title deed in my name.no cent exchanged hands and I did not know anyone for connections.I Was truly amazed at their efficiency.

Boss,you could be in for a rude shock!!!To be very sure let the seller produce the title which now should be in her name,now that the green card has been amended,try to get face to face meeting with the mother in law and cross-check with the land office the authenticity of that documents....in Kenya anything is possible bro!Otherwise the speed at which those amendments are taking place is suspicious!!!

I am interested in getting about 10 acres in Nanyuki. In the Sweetwaters area. Anyone with a price indication of the parcels about 1km off the road leading to Sweetwaters? The area is locally known as Njoguini.

interesting i never saw this Topic
how did it end? i am in similar waters

When a title is to be transfered from a dead person to a living one, that is called 'succession'. The fully legal process is to get letter of administration from a chief and together with the death certificate present the same to court and fill out some forms. The docs are then sent to Nairobi for mandatory 3 months gazette notice ( so that if there are other beneficiaries then they can come forward).

After that and with the gazette notice you see the District Land Registrar so that the title changes names from the dead person to the living.

Now. There is another method. Though I am not fully convinced of its authenticity.
You get the letter of admin and the death cert and you approach the land registrar directly to effect the changes. I will not say this route is illegal per se coz the registrar is empowered to make changes to a land record anyway. The only misgiving comes in in not giving notice to 'others' (thr' gazetting) of the intention to transfer the title.

With the coming of NLC and creation of County Land Boards I am sure these questions will be addressed in due course.

Regards.

Am interested in purchasing a prime property and due to its location and figures involved I would like to be 101% sure that the property is clean and free from any issue that may later come to haunt me.

Am in the process of 'due diligence' because the property has 2 issues;
1. Confirmed issue.
There was previous buyer who paid 10% only and nothing else until 90 days notice elapsed.
At the moment, the 1st buyer is asking for another extension of 90 days which the seller is not willing to accept.
The first issue is not a problem to me because I can't commit to buying before the 1st agreement is cancelled by both parties before an advocate.

2. Rumours:
It's rumored that the property is contested by step-sons.
The title is in The seller's name, an old lady who happened to be 2nd or 3rd wife to her late husband.

The real challenge is this rumours because according to the lady, all is fine as succession went on well and property is legally in her name.

I talked to my learned friends. One of the advocate advised that I should apply for Land Green card and check the history. the second advocate advised that I should ask the old lady to swear an affidavit that there are no family related issues whatsoever that could delay the transaction.

If you were in my shoes how would you navigate this one?.
Is a sworn affidavit enough to cover for any - unforeseen family issue in future?.
Would a green card be of any help?..much more than Land registry search document?.