Various auctioneering companies have issued a seven-day and 30-day ultimatum for individuals to collect their motor vehicles at different motor yards across the country or face auction.
In three separate gazette notices dated January 9, the companies warned that if the owners of the said vehicles fail to collect them, they would be deemed abandoned and disposed of through a public auction immediately after the set time has elapsed.
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.
The auctioneers announced plans to dispose of uncollected vehicles under the Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act (Cap. 38).
They warned respective owners that the auctions would proceed once the statutory notice period had lapsed.
"Notice is issued pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act (Cap38) of the laws of Kenya, to the owners of motor vehicles which are lying at Motor Lab Auto Garage and Auto Divine Motors Limited, to take delivery of the said motor vehicles within thirty (30) days from the date of this publication," read one of the notices.
"If the aforesaid motor vehicles are not collected at the expiry of this notice, the same will be sold by public auction without any further reference thereof," it added.
The vehicles set for auction include an Isuzu pickup, a Land Rover, a Trailer, a Nissan Sunny, a Honda CR-V, and a Peugeot 404, among other vehicles.
Owners will be required to pay the storage charges and any other costs accrued. Failure to settle the costs would result in the vehicles being sold through public auction without any further reference to the owners.
The notices followed another notice in which different companies threatened to dispose of vehicles and hundreds of motorcycles that were stored at various police stations across the country.
Police stations and car yards in Kenya typically auction unclaimed goods, including motorcycles, vehicles, and household items, under the Disposal of Unclaimed Goods Act.
They usually use licensed auctioneers in the country who handle sales after the issuance of court notices, with the notices traditionally published in the Kenya Gazette.
