By Eldoret Leo 
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced plans to auction a wide range of uncollected goods stored in customs warehouses across four Kenyan towns, including Eldoret, Nakuru, Naivasha and Lodwar, after giving owners 30 days to clear their consignments.
The planned auction, scheduled for December 28 to 31, 2026, will feature thousands of litres of ethanol, used smartphones, laptops, perfumes, construction materials, empty beer crates, ceramic tiles and sugar.
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In Gazette notices dated November 6, 2026, KRA said the goods would be disposed of in accordance with Section 42 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, which provides for the handling and disposal of goods that remain unclaimed in customs warehouses.
The authority directed owners, importers and other interested parties to enter and remove their consignments from the respective customs warehouses within 30 days of the publication of the notices.
KRA warned that goods not cleared within the stipulated period would be treated as abandoned and disposed of through public auction in accordance with the law.
According to the authority, the auction will be conducted through its official online platform, https://ibid.kra.go.ke, over four days, from December 28 to December 31.
Prospective bidders will have an opportunity to inspect the listed goods on December 23 and 24, 2026, during normal working hours at their respective storage facilities.
Eldoret features prominently in the latest KRA auction notice, with several consignments of ethanol and electronic goods listed for disposal at the Eldoret Customs Warehouse.
Among the largest consignments are drums of ethanol, each with a capacity of 250 litres, belonging to different consignees.
The listed consignments 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, alongside 10 drums belonging to James Njoroge.
The records indicate that the ethanol consignments were received at the warehouse between August 3, 2023, and February 20, 2025.
The auction notice also identifies several uncollected consignments at the Eldoret International Airport Customs Warehouse.
These include 10 packages containing 430 assorted used smartphones belonging to Sahan Cargo and Clearing Ltd, as well as another package containing 40 smartphones linked to Sharif Cargo.
Other electronic and consumer goods include two packages containing laptops and one piano, 49 Plantronics Blackwire earphones and 320 assorted perfumes packed in 14 packages.
The consignments involving laptops, the piano, earphones and perfumes are linked to Sahan Cargo and Clearing Ltd.
At the Naivasha Inland Container Depot, KRA has listed a consignment belonging to Vibrant Construction Co. Ltd for the upcoming auction.
The shipment consists of 1,472 packages of mineral fibre ceiling materials and ceiling grids.
According to the published records, the consignment was received on December 26, 2025, under container number BSIU80019.
It is identified by lot number 0101/RNA/CWH.
At the Lodwar Customs Station Warehouse, four consignments comprising empty beer crates have been listed for disposal.
The first consignment contains 67 empty beer crates linked to Noel Kajaira, while another 10 crates belong to Mugisha Sadik.
Two additional consignments belonging to Gidiel Mwiti comprise 489 and 99 empty beer crates, respectively.
KRA’s records show that the four consignments were received between April 25, 2022, and September 20, 2023.
Meanwhile, two consignments at the Nakuru Customs Warehouse have been included in the December auction.
The first consists of 927 cartons of modern ceramic tiles measuring 400mm by 400mm by 8mm. The consignment was received on August 3, 2025, although its consignee is recorded as unknown.
The second shipment comprises 125 bags of sugar, each weighing 50 kilogrammes, translating to a total of 6,250 kilogrammes.
The sugar consignment was received on May 14, 2026, and its consignee is also listed as unknown.
KRA has directed prospective buyers to use its official online auction platform to participate in the disposal exercise.
Interested bidders should take note of the following dates:
- November 6, 2026: Gazette notices published.
- Within 30 days: Deadline for owners to clear their goods, as stipulated in the notices.
- December 23–24, 2026: Scheduled inspection of goods at designated warehouses.
- December 28–31, 2026: Online public auction.
Interested buyers can access the auction platform through https://ibid.kra.go.ke.
The December exercise forms part of KRA’s customs warehouse disposal process, which allows the authority to deal with goods that remain uncollected beyond the legally prescribed period.
Prospective bidders should consult the official Gazette notices and auction platform for the applicable lot descriptions, conditions of sale, inspection arrangements and bidding requirements before participating.
EldoretLeo 
Baraka Simba