KRA is set to auction hundreds of overstayed containers and vehicles at the Mombasa port Tuesday to rid the port of unclaimed goods.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is expected to auction hundreds of overstayed containers and vehicles at the Mombasa port today to rid the port of unclaimed goods.
Buyers started viewing cargo for sale on Friday and Saturday, with port operations manager Joseph Kaguru saying the KRA had put logistics in place to ensure that the exercise runs smoothly.
“We have centralised the auction and the exercise will be conducted at the port after goods earmarked for sale were moved from the Container Freight Stations,” he said.
On sale will be assorted goods including white rice, diapers, stationery, ceramic tiles, second-hand clothes as well as used vehicles, among them a Mercedes Benz B Class, a Land Rover Discovery and a Honda Crv, all manufactured in 2009.
Between July last year and April, the KRA has auctioned goods worth more than Sh500 million in an exercise that is conducted monthly, said Mr Kaguru.
“Auctioning of abandoned goods has also helped us return empty containers to shipping lines so that they may use them for their shipments. Some of the cargo that has not been sold in the past auctions will be re-offered,” he added.
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