Panic over ‘fake’ vehicle papers
What you need to know:
- Police spokesman assures those who acquired documents recently not to worry
A communication break down between two government departments caused panic on Tuesday among vehicle owners.
On Monday, Police Spokesman Eric Kiraithe had said that all motor vehicle inspection certificates were fake as the government had stopped issuing them.
But on Tuesday, he moved quickly to assure those who had acquired the certificates not to worry as some of the certificates were indeed genuine.
He said: “There was miscommunication between traffic headquarters and the director of motor vehicle inspection.”
Mr Kiraithe had on Monday announced that issuance of the inspection stickers had been stopped until new generation ones with enhanced security features were unveiled.
Thus, any motorist whose vehicle had the stickers valid for December 2010 and beyond was supposed to consider them invalid. But it turned out that government motor vehicle inspectors had continued to issue the certificates.
But Mr Kiraithe warned that distribution of fake certificates was rampant.
“Besides Nairobi, investigations have unearthed a syndicate that has been producing them and which has spread to Mombasa, Nakuru, and Meru,” he said.
Some motorists had called the Daily Nation, saying they had acquired the documents from the government last week.
