Police to start auctioning vehicles and motorbikes in various stations
Police announces auction of vehicles and motorbikes in various stations after ultimatum to owners
Police announces auction of vehicles and motorbikes in various stations after ultimatum to owners.
Three police stations on Friday announced that they will embark on auctioning of various vehicles that owners failed to pick from different stations across the country.
Through a Gazette notice, auctioneers contracted by the police to oversee the exercise revealed that the vehicles and motorcycles would be sold to the highest bidders if the owners failed to claim them within the indicated period.
The items are located in different counties including Kakamega, Nairobi, and Samburu. Owners of the automobiles have 30 days to pick them up.
In Nairobi, three vehicles – a Nissan Bluebird, a Nissan Dualis, and a Toyota Caldina – currently held at the Kitengela Police Station, are on the verge of being put on auction. At least 10 motorbikes of different makes are also on auction.
Elsewhere, in Samburu County, several items at the Samburu Police Station were also put on notice ahead of a possible auction. All the listed items are motorcycles typically used in the bodaboda business.
In Ikukha Police Station, Kakamega County, items placed on auction ranged from motorcycles, TVs, assorted bicycles, solar panels, and assorted scrap metals among others.
As per the Gazette Notice, the items would be subjected to a public auction within 30 days of the date of the publication. With this in mind, owners of the vehicles have until December 13 to collect their items.
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‘’Disposal of uncollected goods notice is issued pursuant to the provisions of the Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act (Cap. 38) of the laws of Kenya,’’ all the notices read.
As per the Goods Act, a custodian should issue a notice of intention to sell with a specified date on or after which the sale will be made. Should the depositor fail to collect goods the custodian may dispose of the goods.
Owners of the listed items will incur several costs to release their property including the cost of publication of the notice, failure to which would eventually lead to the items being auctioned.
Middle to lower-class citizens find it difficult to secure releases of items such as vehicles from police stations due to the cost-intensive nature of the process.
Motor vehicles stuck at police stations are typically subject to clearance, which at times proves too costly for the owners, who opt to leave the vehicles at the station as they seek financial resources. However, items with prolonged stays at police stations are eventually considered obsolete and are subject to an auction.
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