Why Lobby Wants Licenses Issued in Past Six Years Revoked
NTSA and KeNHA have been on the spot over the recent increase in road accidents...
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The Road Safety Association of Kenya (RSAK) has called for the revocation of all driving licenses issued by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) in the past six years following a weekend of fatal crashes that left at least 20 people dead.
- RSAK's national chairperson, David Kiarie, claims that 80 percent of licenses issued in the last six years were given to individuals who paid for them without attending driving school.
- Kiarie accused the NTSA of selling licenses for Ksh6,000 and cited a recent accident that killed 16 people as evidence of unqualified drivers.
- Concerns were also raised about 1,200 vehicles allegedly paying Ksh6,000 each to forgo inspection, amounting to Ksh7.2 million in alleged illicit payments.
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Series of Fatal Road Accidents Kills Dozens on Kenyan Highways - September 2025
A bus crash on the Thika-Garissa highway near Mwingi town on Monday evening, September 29, 2025, injured several passengers after the vehicle lost control and overturned. This incident follows another fatal accident near Kikopey, Gilgil, on Sunday, September 28, where 16 people died. In that crash, 14 members of the same extended family were killed when their 14-seater matatu collided head-on with a truck on the Nakuru–Nairobi Highway. In response to a weekend of fatal crashes that left at least 20 people dead, the Road Safety Association of Kenya (RSAK) has called for the revocation of all driving licenses issued by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) in the past six years.
