Motorists Association rejects NTSA e-Logbook conversion fees as ‘backdoor taxation’
The Motorists Association of Kenya has opposed proposed charges for converting physical logbooks to NTSA's new e-logbook system, describing the move as double payment and backdoor taxation...
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The Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) has strongly rejected the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA)'s proposed fees for converting physical logbooks to electronic ones, calling the move "backdoor taxation."
- MAK argues that motorists have already paid for logbooks during vehicle registration and should not incur additional costs for the government's digitisation agenda.
- The association criticizes the fees as "unjustified and unreasonable," amounting to "institutionalised extortion."
- MAK also warned this reflects a systematic culture of duplicate charges for services motorists have already paid for, despite facing deteriorating road infrastructure.
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