Every one of these checks exists because somebody in the diaspora already lost their savings by skipping it. You can run all eleven from the United States. Most of them cost under 1,000 shillings.
How to run an official land search yourself, without trusting anyone's copy
The one refusal that should end a deal immediately
How buyers wired millions for homes the developer had already borrowed against
Where your money should sit, and the account it must never go to
Free. It arrives on the next screen and by email.
Projected remittances to Kenya in 2026. More than tea, coffee, and tourism combined.
Property fraud is the costliest scam affecting Kenyans living abroad. Not romance scams. Not job scams. Property.
What an official land search costs. Roughly four dollars, against a purchase worth thousands.
Diaspora Desk is run by Mbusiness Branding AI out of Atlanta, with vetted people on the ground in Kenya. We are not selling you land. We do not represent any developer, and no developer pays us to say nice things about them. We get paid to go look at a property and tell you exactly what is there.
This guide is free and it is genuinely the whole checklist. If you read it and decide to run the checks yourself, that is a good outcome. If you would rather have somebody stand on the plot and send you a video, that is what we do.
This guide is general information, not legal advice, and we are not advocates. Kenyan land law is specific and the details of your transaction matter. Use a licensed Kenyan advocate for the actual conveyancing. Nothing here creates any guarantee about any specific property.