Mass Government Auction: Grounded Vehicles & Obsolete Tyres in 2026

The Ministry of Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development has announced plans to dispose of unserviceable motor vehicles and obsolete tyres through a public auction scheduled for February 4, 2026. In a public notice issued by the State Department for Co-operatives on Tuesday January 20, the ministry said the auction will take place at the NSSF Building, basement three, on Bishops Road, Nairobi, starting at 10:00 am, and will be conducted by an auctioneering company in Kenya. According to the notice, the items will be sold on an "as-is-where-is" basis with reserve prices ranging from ksh 50,000 to ksh 600,000. "The Ministry of Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development, State Department for Co-operatives, is in the process of disposing of unserviceable motor vehicles and obsolete tyres," the notice read. Photo N&K Auto-Repair Shop The vehicles set for auction comprised nine grounded units of different makes and models, among them Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Ford. The vehicles are currently located at different sites, including the NSSF Building basement, the Nairobi Area Traffic Headquarters, and Samo Garage in Nairobi's Industrial Area. The ministry will also auction assorted obsolete tyres, listed as one lot, with a reserve price of KSh 10,000, stored at Block B of the NSSF Building. Interested bidders have been invited to inspect the vehicles and tyres to verify their condition, which will not be warranted or guaranteed. The inspection date set by the ministry is between January 21 and February 2, 2026, during working hours, excluding weekends. Prospective bidders are required to pay a refundable deposit equivalent to 10 per cent of the reserve price for each lot, alongside a non refundable bidding form fee of Ksh1,000. The deposit must be paid into the State Department for Co-operatives account at the Central Bank of Kenya, after which bidders will be issued a receipt and a bidding number from the Supply Chain Management Office. The ministry warned that only bidders with valid bidding numbers will be allowed to participate in the auction. Successful bidders will be required to pay 25 per cent of the purchase price immediately after the auction. They will have seven days to pay up the balance. The ministry cautioned that failure to comply with payment and collection timelines will result in forfeiture of deposits or storage charges of ksh 1,000 per day.