Judiciary set to auction sleek vehicles gathering dust at its yard – PHOTOS
The Judiciary is set to auction 40 top-of-the-range vehicles which have been gathering dust at its parking bay for years after they were seized from senior judges who were sacked after being found unfit to continue serving.
The luxury vehicles have been rusting, withstanding heavy downpours, overgrown grass and some have tyres that seem to be buried on the ground, yet they remain standing in what can only be described as wanton wastage of public resources.
In a paid advertisement that appeared in a local daily last week, Judiciary announced that the vehicles will be auctioned on October 14, 2016 at their car park located near Milimani Law Courts, along Upper Hill Close.
The vehicles to be auctioned include 27 Mercedes Benz, Land Rover, Peugeot 406/504 and Nissan X-Trail all totaling 40 units.
In April Nairobi News quoted the Judiciary’s department of Public Communication who said that the delay had been attributed to the search for and response from auctioneers.
“An auctioneer has now been identified, we sent them a letter and we have been waiting for their acceptance, that is why we cannot name who they are because we are still waiting to hear from them,” said Ms Catherine Wambui.
In December 2014, the judiciary embarked on process of disposing the vehicles but the exercise suffered a setback since the institution cancelled that tender.
The judiciary at the time explained that bids received then were too way below the reserved prices for the vehicles. And now that the vehicles have remained in the parking lot almost two years later, is their worth still appreciating?
Bidders interested in buying the vehicles have until October 14, 2016 to submit their interest on the vehicles after paying a non-refundable Sh1,000. The vehicles are to be sold as they are.
