Sunday, January 21, 2024 - Kenyan tycoons will be counting losses following an announcement by the State to auction 92 planes parked in various airports.
In a Gazette notice dated
Friday, January 19, 2024, the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) asked the owners to pay all
outstanding charges within thirty days from the date of publication, failure to
which the said airplanes will be sold via public auction.
The notice revealed details of
the type of aircraft, registration marks, last known operator, the airport
where the aircraft is held, and the parking area.
Some of the aircraft include 748
Air Services, Fly540, Fly Sax, National Airways, African Express, Capital
Airline, Flight Training Centre, and Jetways.
Others include Skylink Flight
Service, DAC Aviation, Freedom Airline, Capital Airline, ACE Air, Wilken
Aviation, and Reliance Air Charters Standard Aviation.
The airplanes are held in
various airports such as Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA),
Lokichoggio, Malindi, and Wilson airports.
The notice is in line with the
Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act which provides for the disposal of goods that
have been deposited under various conditions but not re-delivered.
According to the Act, the owners
are given a notice to collect within a specified period. If the depositor has
not resumed possession after the lapse of the notice, the custodian is allowed
to auction the items under the law.
According to the notice, the
proceeds of the auction shall cover any incurred charges during the period.
Further, the balance of the amount, if any, shall remain at the owners' credit.
Should there be a shortfall, the
owners will be held responsible.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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