The Cabinet Secretary for Interior Dr Fred Matiang'i has deregistered 51 per cent of driving schools that failed the recent revalidation exercise.
The exercise sought to establish their levels of compliance with the provisions and requirements for driving school registration.
He spoke during the launch of the National Transport Reforms Conference at NTSA headquarters in Nairobi on Wednesday.
"A defective driver training, testing and licensing system has been one of the major factors of road accidents which has been aggravated by the recent proliferation of backstreet driving schools in the country," said Matiang'i.
He reiterated that nothing will be left to chance henceforth and that the government will remain firm on the standards and quality of driver training.
“This is not only a matter of government policy but also a mission anchored on dictates of conscience. So far, our short-term interventions have yielded a 50 per cent reduction in road fatalities, which means we are on the right course,” Matiangi added.
He further said that they will now leverage technology to expedite the realisation of a future free of deaths and serious injuries Kenyan roads which can easily identify violators from the command centre.
Matiang'i also directed that with effect from November 1, no PSV or Commercial Service driver’s license will be renewed without the holder undergoing a mandatory retraining and retesting process in accordance with the newly-prescribed modules.