Residents of Meru County could be at risk of losing their property through auction after a police station issued a notice for the collection of various items.
In a gazette notice dated March 3, 2025, Ezekiel Kiminza from Autoland Auctioneers announced the auction of several items should their owners fail to collect or claim them within seven days from the date of publication of the notice at Meru Police Station.
The auction follows an order from the Meru Law Courts, which directed Autoland Auctioneers, Mombasa, to auction over 30 motorcycles, motor vehicles, and other assorted items if the owners fail to come forward.
"NOTICE is issued under the provisions of the Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act (Cap. 38) of the laws of Kenya and following an order by the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Meru, under miscellaneous case No. E45 of 2024, to the owners of the motorcycles, motor vehicles, and other assorted properties at Meru Police Station, within seven (7) days from the date of publication of this notice," the notice stated.
"Failure to which Autoland Auctioneers, Mombasa, shall proceed to dispose of the said motorcycles, motor vehicles, and other assorted properties by way of public auction on behalf of Meru Police Station if they remain uncollected/unclaimed," it added.
The list of items includes motorbikes from various brands, such as Captains, Dayuns, Shinerays, Sport Bike, Lifans, Skygos, Mitres, Haojins, Jialings, and Rangers.
Other items include a small toy car, a trolley with 150 pieces of 2.5 pipes and plastic, a Probox, a Nissan Vanette, a Caldina, a saloon car, a Toyota DX Wagon, and a Nissan Wagon.
However, the notice did not specify the exact date or time when the auction will take place after the ultimatum lapses.
The announcement comes weeks after the Assets Recovery Agency(ARA) announced the mass auction on March 13, starting from 10:00 AM of assets forfeited to the authority.
In a notice published on MyGov on Tuesday, February 25, the Agency announced that it will auction assets, including cars and motorcycles, recovered under the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering Act.
According to the notice, those interested in purchasing the items must pay a deposit of Ksh100,000 to obtain a bidding number for motor vehicles and Ksh10,000 for motorcycles.
A successful bidder will be required to pay a deposit of 25 per cent of the purchase price at the fall of the hammer as part of the auction conditions. The auction deposit shall be treated as part of the payment for the successful bidder.
Furthermore, the successful bidder must pay the remaining 75 per cent of the purchase price within 14 days after the public auction to the Criminal Assets Recovery Fund Account.
