The High Court on Wednesday suspended the implementation of a directive by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) that would have required all the driving schools and the drivers of public service vehicles undergo a mandatory vetting.
High Court judge Justice George Odunga in his ruling suspended the proposed curriculum for training and testing of drivers until a case filed by activist Okiya Omtatah is heard and determined.
“No prejudice will be suffered if the orders are granted. I hereby temporarily suspend the curriculum pending further orders,” said part of his ruling.
Some of the requirements for driving schools to be licenced included that the school be having not less than 1.7 acres of land and developing facilities such as ICT equipped classrooms complete with projectors and a management structure.
NTSA had given an ultimatum of 14 days from March 20 to comply with the new rules following which there would be an automatic cancellation of licences.
Activist Okiya Omtatah moved to court against the proposed rules terming them as against public interest and cannot be implemented by most schools.
The case will be heard on April 30.