The NTSA chair Lee Kinyanjui has defended a proposal to have all private vehicles undergo mandatory inspection every two years.
Kinyanjui said though the proposal is at the public participation stage, it could address the high number of accidents on Kenyan roads.
Speaking during an interview on Inooro TV Wednesday morning, Kinyanjui said some of the private cars have contributed to the high number of accidents for being faulty and regular inspection will help in addressing this.
“This is just a proposal and is not a law yet. We are at the public participation stage where we want to get the input of the stakeholders because on our part, inspection of personal vehicles every two years will help in reducing accidents that have been quite high on our roads,” he said.
The inspection will entail checking if the horn is functional, tyres, steering system, braking system, lights, engine functionality among other things.
The proposal has also recommended that all personal cars with an engine capacity below 3000cc should paySh2,600 while those above 3000cc will pay Sh3,900.
Kinyanjui said the authority is also forging to privatise inspection to individual companies in a move to reduce congestion at the current inspection points countrywide.
He also said they will automate all services at the inspection points to tame corruption which is quite common.
This move has not been welcomed by owners of private cars who have slammed the proposal saying it is a means of collecting tax from them.