The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced plans to auction goods that have overstayed in customs warehouses in Eldoret, Naivasha, Lodwar and Nakuru.
In a Gazette notice dated November 6, 2026, the authority said the goods will be disposed of under Section 42 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, as amended.
KRA directed owners to collect their consignments within 30 days from the date of the notice. Consignments that remain uncollected after the deadline will be treated as abandoned and disposed of in accordance with the law, including through public auction.
“Notice is given that unless the under-mentioned goods are entered and removed from the custody of the customs warehouse keeper, Eldoret Customs warehouse within thirty (30) days of this notice, they will be treated as abandoned and will be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of EACCMA 2004 including being sold by public auction,” KRA stated.
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Goods listed for auction
The consignments earmarked for sale include thousands of litres of ethanol, used smartphones, laptops, perfumes, construction materials, empty beer crates, ceramic tiles and sugar.
At the Eldoret Customs Warehouse, KRA has listed several consignments of ethanol, with each drum carrying 250 litres.
The listed quantities include 54 drums belonging to Omuga Nyamol, 125 drums linked to Hamza Salaon and 32 drums belonging to Michael Mwangi.
Other consignments comprise 35 drums and an additional 32 drums linked to John Waweru, as well as 10 drums belonging to James Njoroge.
The records indicate that the ethanol consignments were received between August 3, 2023, and February 20, 2025.
At the Eldoret International Airport Customs Warehouse, the auction list includes 430 assorted used smartphones packed in 10 packages belonging to Sahan Cargo and Clearing Ltd. Another package containing 40 smartphones is linked to Sharif Cargo.
Other goods held at the facility include two packages containing laptops and one piano, 49 Plantronics Blackwire earphones in one package, and 320 assorted perfumes packed in 14 packages. The latter consignments belong to Sahan Cargo and Clearing Ltd.
At the Naivasha Inland Container Depot, the authority has listed 1,472 packages of mineral fibre ceiling materials and ceiling grids belonging to Vibrant Construction Co. Ltd.
The consignment, identified as lot number 0101/RNA/CWH, was received on December 26, 2025, and is recorded under container number BSIU80019.
At the Lodwar Customs Station Warehouse, four consignments of empty beer crates have been listed. They comprise 67 crates belonging to Noel Kajaira, 10 linked to Mugisha Sadik, and two consignments of 489 and 99 crates belonging to Gidiel Mwiti.
The records show that the beer crates were received between April 25, 2022, and September 20, 2023.
Meanwhile, the Nakuru Customs Warehouse has two consignments listed for disposal. The first consists of 927 cartons of modern tiles measuring 400mm by 400mm by 8mm, received on August 3, 2025. The consignee is recorded as unknown.
The second comprises 125 bags of sugar, each weighing 50 kilogrammes, bringing the total consignment weight to 6,250 kilogrammes. The sugar was received on May 14, 2026, and its consignee is also listed as unknown.
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Inspection and bidding process
Bidding will be conducted online through KRA’s auction platform, https://ibid.kra.go.ke, from December 28 to 31, 2026.
Prospective bidders will be allowed to inspect the goods at their respective storage locations on December 23 and 24, 2026, during official working hours.
The inspection period will provide interested buyers with an opportunity to assess the consignments before participating in the auction.
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