Counties will now be required to use a common national law to collect land and property rates, following the passage of a new national rating law by the National Assembly.
The law mandates that all related county legislation must align with its provisions.
It repeals the previous Rating Act and the Valuation for Rating Act, and also allows for the auctioning of properties in case of default to recover outstanding rates.
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