CS Murkomen Bans Private Vehicles From Operating as Public Service Vehicles
Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen bans private vehicles from operating as public service vehicles.
He had directed the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to work with the National Police Service (NPS) to ensure that popular private vehicle models Voxy, Probox, Noah and Sienta are not used as public service vehicles.
The ban comes after reported increasing number of road fatalities across the country in recent times.
According to the CS, this is part of ongoing efforts to streamline operations and bring order to the public transport sector.
CS Murkomen Bans Private Vehicles From Operating as Public Service Vehicles
“Some motorists have developed a tendency to operate as PSVs without authorisation and I promise that offenders will be prosecuted under the Traffic Act,” he said while addressing the press at his office on Tuesday.
The Public has the government over failure to ensure order on the roads amid gross traffic violations, including delayed removal of stalled vehicles on major highways.
He said the directive was aimed at addressing the increasing cases of private vehicles that are used illegally PSVs without complying with the mandatory regulations and compliance measures for public transport such as payment of inspection fees and all other necessary taxes.
The probox vehicles were in 2015 banned from use as public service vehicles, citing an increase in accidents due to overloading, speeding and reckless driving.
