Motorists in Nairobi. Photo/the-star.co.ke
Motor vehicle owners are required to acquire a new National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) sticker from July 1.
The Third License Sticker is set to be placed on the windscreen of both new and used motor vehicles.
The sticker will contain overt and covert features of the vehicle, including the car model and make, the Chassis number, the registration number and details owner’s details.
Notice for the introduction of the Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) chip was contained in the Implementation of the Traffic Rules 2016 in the Legal Notice 62 published on April 15 Gazette Notice.
According to NTSA Director General Francis Meja, the implementation of the new rule will curb road offenses, interchanging of number plates and reduce crimes conducted using motor vehicles.
“The chip is protected against forgery and any attempts to remove it from the screen destroys it. It will be linked to the Transport Integrated Management Systems (TIMS) which contains all the data for transport operations,” Mr Meja said.
“After that, we will move to all public service vehicles, all trucks and all other private vehicles,” Mr Meja said.