Land ownership transfer is one of the final steps in the land-buying process in Kenya . Transfer comes late in the land acquisition process as other key steps must be finalized before getting to the transfer stage. Legal transfer can only happen after finalizing the stamp duty payment stage . The stamp duty declaration and pay-in-slip is one of the required documents in the ownership transfer stage. To initiate the transfer, you (the buyer) and the seller will have to sign the requisite transfer forms and submit the same to the land registry where the land you are buying is located. All the transfer documents that must be submitted to the land registry are: A copy of the title deed The land search documents Clearance to transfer certificate from the Land Control Board The transfer forms signed by the seller The valuation report The stamp duty declaration and pay-in-slip Land rent clearance certificate Land rates clearance certificate Certificate of clearance f...