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Clearance delays by State agencies could see multi-million shilling electricity equipment meant for public use held at the Nairobi’s Inland Container Depot (ICD) auctioned.
The public auction slated for November 20 is targeting to dispose of equipment belonging to Kenya Power, the Geothermal Development Company and the Kenya Transmission Company, which was imported for use at various sites to improve electricity production, supply and last mile distribution.
In a notice posted in last Friday’s Kenya Gazette, Nairobi ICD chief manager Susan Wanjiru gave the importers 30 days to claim ownership, settle any fees ahead of taking possession of the cargo for evacuation from the facility that is currently reeling from congestion blamed on delayed clearance of items.
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“Notice is given that unless the under-mentioned goods are entered and removed from the Customs Warehouse within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice, they will be sold by public auction on 20th November, 2018,” said the notice.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, which won a contract to design, procure and install a 70MW geothermal power production plant at Ol Karia that is to be commissioned next year, has reportedly failed to collect four consignments of Hotwell pumps and accessories, mandatory spare parts received at Nairobi ICD on August 15.
Under a deal with French Development Agency(AFD), Kenya Power procured eight consignments of assortment electricity equipment including single phase transformers for the Central and North Rift last mile connectivity project but are yet to be collected since June 17,2018 when they arrived at Nairobi ICD.
Kenya Transmission Company has also been asked to collect 17 consignments of assorted equipment meant for the Komarock and Dandora Sub-Station, the 400Kv Isinya - Suswa To Kimuka substation linking Kenya to the East Africa Power Pool as well as the Thika-Suswa substation that arrived last June.
Interestingly, some items were designated for collection at the Port of Mombasa and not at ICD indicating lack of co-ordination by parties concerned, leading to confusion that is now blamed for rising storage costs that will eventually attract a 20 per cent penalty.
Other items held include household items, garments, synthetic fabrics, vehicles, iron sheets, fitness equipment, glass bottles, semi processed corn and palm oil, second hand clothes, packaging material, computers, motor cycles, sanitary pads and fertiliser.
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