The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to auction unclaimed containers and vehicles at the Port of Mombasa.
Regional Manager Nicholas Kinoti noted that KRA had put in place logistics to ensure the exercise runs smoothly.
According to the Nation, Kinoti said adequate time was given to potential buyers to view an assortment of cargo for sale on Friday and Monday last week.
“We are going to auction all overstayed goods and will hold these auctions regularly to discourage importers from keeping cargo at the port,” said Mr Kinoti.
This comes after a 60-day waiver for cargo that was imported before November 2014 expired on Thursday May 12, with only 16 containers and 98 vehicles being cleared.
However, 1,046 vehicles and 1,159 containers still remain unclaimed according to statistics released by KRA.
“Despite the publicity given to the amnesty, the response was still worse than the previous amnesties in 2015,” added Mr Kinoti.
The move by the tax collector is set to ease congestion at the Mombasa port.