Various auctioneering companies have issued a seven-day and 30-day period for individuals to collect their goods, including vehicles and motorcycles, at various police stations across the country.
In different gazette notices dated January 2, the companies warned that if the owners of the said goods fail to collect them, they would be deemed abandoned and disposed of through a public auction immediately after the set time has lapsed.
The announcement was made by various auctioneering companies, acting under court authority and statutory provisions, to dispose of items that had been lying idle at police stations.
They cited goods such as motorcycles, vehicles, and other items at Embu police station in Embu County, Karuri police station in Kiambu, and Ntharene police station in Chuka, Tharaka Nithi County.
"NOTICE is issued pursuant to section 5 of the Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act (Cap. 38) of the laws of Kenya and in accordance with the authority granted under MCCRMISC/E120/2025 by the Magistrate's Court at Chuka, to the public, owners, or custodians of various motorcycles and other miscellaneous goods currently lying idle and unclaimed within Ntharene Police Yard, to collect the said items within seven (7) days from the date of publication of this notice," one of the notices stated.
"Failure to do so will result in the disposal of the unclaimed goods by way of public auction by Makys Auctioneers on behalf of Ntharene Police Station, as authorized by law," it added.
The vehicles that threaten the auction include the Toyota Prado, Subaru Legacy, and Toyota 4. Other goods include hundreds of motorcycles and various miscellaneous items stored at the stations.
The authority has warned that the said goods will either be disposed of through public auction or private treaty and shall be treated as the property of the relevant police stations.
In the matter of a motor vehicle located at a company along Mombasa Road, the authority demanded that the outstanding sums owed to the company be duly paid within 30 days, or the owner would lose ownership of the car.
The announcement comes weeks after another announcement was made, announcing the auction of several motorcycles and vehicles, following the respective owners' failure to collect them.
Police stations in Kenya typically auction unclaimed goods, including motorcycles, vehicles, and household items, under the Disposal of Unclaimed Goods Act.
The stations typically use licensed auctioneers in the country that handle sales after issuance of court notices, with the notices usually published in the Kenya Gazette.
