vehicles that have been in Kenya, four years after the manufacture date, mandatory inspection

Meria

Elder Lister
Staff member
A new bill tabled before Parliament could see vehicles that have been in Kenya, four years after the manufacture date, mandatory inspected by the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA).

The Traffic (Amendment) Bill, should it be passed into law, will allow the transport authority to determine the intervals and frequency at which vehicles will be inspected by the NTSA.

“Every vehicle that has been operated for a period exceeding four years from the recorded date of manufacture shall be subjected to inspection at intervals to be determined by the authority (NTSA),” the Bill sponsored by Tiaty MP William Kamket reads in part.

NTSA will also have the liberty to hire other parties to inspect vehicles in its stead. Only 17 vehicle inspection firms are currently operational in the country.

“An inspection under subsection…shall be conducted by the authority or persons authorised in writing by the authority,” reads the bill.

As it stands, private car owners pay anywhere between Ksh. 2,000 and Ksh. 3,900 for inspections based on the vehicle’s engine capacity.

Inspection rates for motorcycles and auto-rickshaws go for Ksh. 1, 300 while five-tonne trucks are charged Ksh. 2,000. Those exceeding 5,000 kilograms are charged Ksh. 4,600. Initially, all motorists paid a flat rate of Ksh. 1,000 for inspection irrespective of the vehicles’ engine capacity.

NTSA first mooted the idea to change inspection rules in 2019 in an attempt to tame increasing road accidents owing to unroadworthy vehicles. The Transport Authority specifically targeted public service vehicles which accounted for many road accidents but it would later also focus its attention on personal vehicles as well
 

zapp_brannigan

I am not a Futurama fan .
Good move. All developed countries have annual inspections of all vehicles over 3yrs old. This ensures they meet safety and emission standards That is why the 8yrs old imports into Kenya look like new due to the thorough annual inspections.

Can't we have the insurance valuation report being used instead of creating an avenue for big boys to mint money and do nothing?
 

Clemens

Elder Lister
unatuma some little amount inspection sticker/documents zinaletwa kwa local na nduthi. We like making laws but do zilch for enforcement
Sad but true, a good thing is that hawa wote are locally generated from the general population.
 

Magreb

Elder Lister
Good move. All developed countries have annual inspections of all vehicles over 3yrs old. This ensures they meet safety and emission standards That is why the 8yrs old imports into Kenya look like new due to the thorough annual inspections.

Sijui kama ni 8-4-4 ama ile maji unakunywa ndio inafanya ukuwe mjinga hivi. Ushawahi ona ile state ya gari za ngummo na IDH hukuwa despite having inspection stickers? Na zile pickup za ushago?
 
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