A Mombasa Court has directed Kenyans who have yet to collect their property including vehicles and motorcycles which are currently stalled at Mikindani Police Station to pick them up.
According to the gazette notice dated Friday, December 20, the court noted that the automobiles would be sold off by way of public auction on behalf of Mikindani Police Station upon lapse of seven days.
A majority of the cars and motorbikes on sale were going for a comparatively lower price than their market value, with potential buyers being urged to submit their bids after the deadline.
The collection included up to 70 motorbikes and several vehicles including Tuktuk, trailers, trucks, pickups and other types of cars from popular vehicle brands.
Motorcycles nabbed during the crackdown are seen at Central Police Station, Nairobi on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
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A notice is issued under the provisions of the Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act, Cap.38 of the laws of Kenya following an order by the Chief Magistrates Court at Maua Law Courts, under Miscellaneous Case No. E31 of 2024,” read part of the notice.
In a separate advisory, Kenyans who have yet to collect their property from the Inland Container Depot in Nairobi have been urged to do so within the next 30 days, failing which the items will be sold off.
The goods at the Nairobi Inland Container Depot are scheduled to be auctioned to various bidders through a public auction from 20 January 2025 to 22 January 2025.
“Notice is hereby given that unless the undermentioned goods are cleared and removed from the custody of the Customs Warehouse Keeper, Inland Container Depot, Nairobi, within thirty days of this notice, they will be considered abandoned and will be disposed of,” the notice stated.
In a similar situation, a private automobile company in Nairobi announced plans to auction three vehicles, including a trailer and a truck, if their owners fail to collect them.
According to the notice, the vehicles’ owners will only be allowed to reclaim them upon providing proof of ownership and settling outstanding bills, including accumulated storage fees.
The latest development comes a week after several Nairobi auctioneers announced the sale of cars as low as Ksh50,000 and Ksh60,000 following the lapse of the 30-day window for collection of properties.
The agencies that deal in automobiles revealed that the auction of the uncollected property would be conducted by popular auctioneers who are mostly located within Nairobi.
Cars at Mombasa Ferry
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Mombasa Ferry