KRA to auction overstayed goods at Nairobi inland container depot on 14–17 December

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will sell overstayed goods held at the Inland Container Depot Nairobi in an online auction on 14, 15, 16 and 17 December, the Kenyan news sites The Kenya Times and The Eastleigh Voice reported on 1 November. The Kenya Times identified the notice as Kenya Gazette Notice No. 17122.

Owners have 30 days from the notice to enter the goods through customs and remove them from the custody of the customs warehouse keeper. Goods not cleared in that period will be treated as abandoned and sold by public auction. The notice was issued under Section 42 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004.

Bidding will take place on KRA's online auction portal, ibid.kra.go.ke. Prospective buyers can inspect the goods on 10 and 11 December during working hours at the places where they are stored.

The Eastleigh Voice lists six storage locations: Autoport Freight Terminal, Chai Logistics Centre, Compact Free Trade Zone, Mitchell Cotts Freight Limited, Embakasi Inland Container Depot and Syokimau Inland Container Depot.

The Kenya Times says the lots include 1,260 packages of fortified rice and soy meal, 1,695 cartons of assorted confectionery, 1,750 packages of baby diapers and 3,536 packages of powder drink. Also listed are 175 packages of used personal effects and 332 packages of used household goods.

Industrial and construction goods on the Kenya Times list include poultry equipment for layers and broilers, dairy processing equipment, water-filling machines, industrial fans, corrugated board-line equipment, aluminium windows and doors, aluminium ingots, ceramic tiles, polyester fabrics, MDF door skins and high-density polyethylene resin.

The Eastleigh Voice puts the MDF door skins at 1,017 packages, the polyester fabrics at 752 packages and the resin at 1,080 packages. It also lists 466 packages of materials consigned to Kenya Power and 1,000 bags of animal feed supplements.

Agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals are also in the sale. The Kenya Times lists 1,036 packages of pharmaceuticals, 540 cases of cough mixture and 179 packages of pharmaceutical compounds, along with herbicide in lots of 800 and 1,217 packages.

Household and electrical items include freestanding cookers and spare parts (246 packages), cookers of a second brand (625 boxes), office furniture, water purifiers and electrical installation equipment, according to The Kenya Times.