"Transfer of Land Title Goes Online"

The Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority has announced that transactions related to transfer of land title by sale will be done via Irembo portal effective May. The Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority (RLMUA), has announced that transactions related to transfer of land title by sale will be done via Irembo portal effective May 01, 2018.  Irembo is an e-Government online platform which enables the access and provision of government services in Rwanda. The new move to automate the transfer of land titles is aimed at effective and efficient land service delivery, according to the authority's statement dated Monday April 23, 2018 signed by the Land Registrar, Esperance Mukamana...

The transfer of a land title by voluntary sale through Irembo will now take not more than 7 days at the usual cost of Rwf30,000 according to Carole Gwiza, the Product Manager at Rwanda Online...Having the service automated will cut about two of the three one had to make to Sector and district offices in pursuit for the transfer of land title, which is "more than 80 per cent of the hustle spared," she said. "The Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority (RLMUA) will be able to access all the applications through Irembo's backend, do the necessary background checks and respond in 7 days.