NTSA to inspect all cars older than four years
National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Director-General Francis Meja. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- NTSA is preparing regulations to guide costing of the inspection which could be outsourced to the private sector.
- The authority plans to start inspections in January in line with the new Traffic Act’s requirements.
All vehicles more than four years old will be required to undergo mandatory inspections as the government races to remove unroadworthy cars from roads.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Thursday said it plans to start inspections in January in line with the new Traffic Act’s requirements.
The authority is preparing regulations to guide costing of the inspection, which could be outsourced to the private sector.
“We are putting in necessary structures to support the inspection but the law is already in place,” NTSA Director-General Francis Meja said Thursday.
Inspection will be done annually. The move is among stringent safety regulations, including the crackdown on drunken driving, meant to reduce road accidents and deaths by more than 20 per cent this year.
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