In a statement issued by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) regarding carrying a driving license, it was announced that it is no longer mandatory for licensed drivers to carry their physical driving licenses.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), says drivers plying Kenyan roads, can do so without their physical licenses as long as they can prove through any other means that they are duly licensed.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) further stated that it has developed an application which is enable to verify the status of anyone’s driving license.
This application can be used as evidence that one is duly licensed.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) in its statement also says, “Section 36 (2) of the Traffic Act allows a motorists to produce other evidence to satisfy the police that the motorist is duly licensed as per the requirements of Section 30,”.
It added that Section 36 (2) of the Traffic Act states that a driving license or provisional license includes such other evidence as will satisfy the police that there is no contravention of Section 30, which basically requires a driver to have a valid license.
“To this end, NTSAhas developed an application that enables one to verify the status of any driving license and this can be used as evidence that a motorist is duly licensed,” the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) said.
In addition, The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) had earlier clarified that although all public service vehicles (PSVs) are expected to have first aid kits and fire extinguishers, it was not mandatory for private motorists to have the same, saying that “Section 55 of the Traffic Rules is clear that only PSVs are required to carry fire extinguishers and first aid kits. Private vehicles are only required to have lifesavers,”.
The authority has also banned the use of LED lights on vehicles.
