By MATHIAS RINGAMore by this AuthorProperty belonging to 40,000 land rates defaulters who owe the Mombasa County government Sh14 billion will be auctioned beginning November. In February, the County published a list of rate defaulters in the local dailies notifying them about their land rates arrears, accumulated penalties and annual rates. “We gave the 40,000 rates defaulters a grace period of six months to clear their debts but they didn’t take advantage of the opportunity,” he said. GOVT MINISTRIESMr Njaramba said the rate defaulters include national government ministries and parastatals, private companies, individuals and churches. The ministries and parastatals alone, he added, owe the county more than Sh6 billion in unpaid land rates dating back to the times of the defunct Mombasa Municipal Council.

Source: Daily Nation October 31, 2016 10:57 UTC