Owners of dozens of vehicles, more than 270 motorcycles, and various confiscated goods held by Nairobi City County have a final 14-day window to reclaim their property before the county disposes of it through public auction.
In a notice on Friday, October 30, the county announced a waiver of accumulated storage charges following the approval of the disposal of obsolete, surplus, unserviceable, impounded and confiscated county assets for the 2025/2026 financial year.
The waiver allows affected owners to collect their property within 14 days of publication without paying the storage charges that have accumulated over the years.
“The Nairobi City County Government wishes to inform the public that, following the approval of the disposal of obsolete, surplus, unserviceable, impounded and confiscated County assets for the Financial Year 2025/2026, the County has resolved to grant a waiver to residents whose property and goods were impounded or confiscated by the County,” the notice reads in part.
The county has published an inventory detailing the impounded property, including vehicle registration numbers, makes, initial impoundment charges, daily storage fees, accumulated charges and recommendations for disposal.
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Vehicles Accumulate Millions in Storage Charges
Nairobi County lists several vehicles whose accumulated charges have exceeded Sh10 million, with some attracting even higher amounts due to the length of time they have remained in county custody.
Among them is KAC 596X, a Nissan Caravan, with an initial impoundment charge of Sh5,000, a daily storage fee of Sh2,500, and total accumulated charges of Sh10,042,500.
Other vehicles with similar accumulated charges include:
- KBE 011L – Toyota Premio (Sh10,042,500)
- KAN 267P – Volkswagen Polo (Sh10,042,500)
- KAU 131A – Toyota (Sh10,042,500)
- KAL 655P – Honda (Sh10,042,500)
- KAC 482S – Peugeot (Sh10,042,500)
- TZM 509 – Toyota (Sh10,042,500)
- KAA 716H – London Taxi (Sh10,042,500)
- KYE 444 – Mercedes-Benz (Sh10,042,500)
- KRA 004 – Pickup (Sh14,057,500)
- KVW 817 – Datsun (Sh10,042,500)
Commercial vehicles have accumulated some of the highest charges because of their higher daily storage rates.
These include KAE 603M, a lorry, which attracted an initial impoundment charge of Sh10,000 and daily storage fees of Sh7,500, bringing its total charges to Sh30,122,500.
Other commercial vehicles with the same accumulated charges include KXP 197, a Nissan lorry; KRC 901, a lorry with a tank; and KAR 922H, a Tata Canter.
The vehicle with the highest accumulated charges is KAJ 707B, a Trailer-Veco, which has an impoundment charge of Sh30,000 and daily storage fees of Sh15,000, and the total accumulated charges stand at Sh60,255,000.
Other vehicles listed for collection include KAK 030P (Fiat Uno), KAM 538P (Toyota), KAM 144Q (Mitsubishi), KAA 832K (Nissan Matatu), KAE 105G (Peugeot), KAQ 431Q (Nissan UD), KTT 145 (Mitsubishi), KVX 372 (Mazda), KAH 017F (Toyota Rosa minibus), KAM 661W (Nissan Matatu), KAJ 908H (Volkswagen Wagon), KBH 585M (Mercedes-Benz) and KAS 223R (Fuso lorry).
The inventory also includes vehicles with unclear registration numbers, vehicle bodies, and scrap materials.
Notably, the recommended action for the listed motor vehicles is valuation, suggesting that Nairobi County intends to assess their worth before disposing of them if they remain unclaimed.
Nairobi County Lists 272 Motorcycles
The notice also lists 272 motorcycles the county impounded, including TVS, Boxer, Yamaha, Skygo, Dayun, Honda, Bajaj, Tiger, Haojin, Shinery, Captain, Premier, Ranger, Royal Safari, Lifan, and Hero.
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Some of the motorcycles listed include:
- KMCP 033L – Meylun
- KMCR 107A – TVS
- KMCA 739B – Rider 125
- KMCM 735N – Jincheng
- KMDB 930S – Tornado
- KMDC 299U – Yamaha Crux
- KMDS 551P – Yamaha
- KMCX 272 – Boxer BM150
- KMDH 019Z – Captain
- KMDQ 536R – Dayun
- KMDS 726N – Skygo
- KMCC 830U – Honda
- KMCY 214Y – Boxer
- KMDB 968V – Shinery
- KMCF 811K – Skuta
- KMBE 215M – Boxer
- MDN 075Z – Royal Safari
- KMCF 724M – Fuchin
- KMCZ 205K – Yamaha
- KMDF 132J – Lifan
- KMDE 911S – Tiger
Most motorcycles attracted an initial impoundment charge of Sh2,000 and daily storage fees of Sh2,000.
Depending on the period they have remained impounded, their accumulated charges range from Sh732,000 to Sh2.92 million and Sh4.382 million.
Confiscated Goods Held at Dagoretti Pounds
Beyond vehicles and motorcycles, Nairobi County has listed dozens of confiscated items being held at Dagoretti Pounds.
The inventory includes sausage trolleys, hand carts, shoe-shine equipment, metal doors, meat jikos, push trolleys, signposts, wire mesh, M-Pesa kiosks, fibre kiosks, ice cooler containers, dismantled containers, broken timber, used tyres, wheelbarrows, milk crates, assorted crates, cooler boxes, wheelchairs, fridges, samosa boxes, spades, mattocks and construction tools.
Other items earmarked for disposal include bicycles, metal drums, car wash machines, canvas tents, used iron sheets, metal ladders, weighing scales, wooden chairs, second-hand clothes, belts, shoes, handbags, used utensils, old textbooks, metal bars, stools, incomplete plastic tables, jerricans, PVC pipes, steel and wooden doors, wooden poles, timber, plastic tanks, super drums, car bumpers, welding machines, beer crates and gas cylinders.
The county’s inventory also indicates the charges attached to some of these items.
For instance, sausage trolleys attracted a Sh50 charge and Sh1,000 in storage fees, while hand carts had an impoundment charge of Sh300 and storage fees of Sh1,800.
M-Pesa and fibre kiosks attracted charges of Sh5,000 and storage fees of Sh8,000, while dismantled containers had an initial charge of Sh15,000 and storage fees of Sh30,000.
Other listed charges include Sh50 and Sh500 in storage fees for bicycles; Sh3,500 and Sh1,000 for car wash machines; Sh2,500 and Sh500 for welding machines; and Sh1,500 and Sh500 for gas cylinders.
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