The new rules, which will come into action in January will see drivers re-tested to curb road carnage. [Photo/TheEastAfrica]
Starting January 2018, any person driving a public service bus will need to be 30 years old and have at least three years of experience to be licensed to do so.
This is line with the new regulations and guidebook, which will also see the requirement for Trella drivers pushed to 28 years.
The national and Transport Authority has settled on these measures alongside a review of the nearly 700 driving schools in the country to curb the escalating road carnage.
The new driving code requires that drivers on a PSVE carrying over 33 passengers be over the age of 30, and having served as a minibus driver for three years.
Again, before the license is issued, the drivers will need to undergo re-training, in order to fit in with the new regulation.
Drivers of minibusses with the passenger capacity of 14-32 passengers will need to be at least 25 years of age and served as a PSV driver of a 14-seater matatu for at least three years.
For 14 seater matatus, the driver must be of age 22 years and above, with three years’ experience on the road.
In all categories, drivers must be retrained and re-tested to assess their condition to drive a new class of level.
Road crashes in the past one month where hundreds of Kenyans have lost their lives have sent NTSA to the drawing board, as they find a solution to the menace on the roads.