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National Transport and Safety Authority

Also known as: NTSA

Kenyan government authority that regulates motor vehicle transport and road safety, recently launching an electronic logbook system and intensifying road safety enforcement.

NTSA is rolling out an electronic logbook system launching June 10 to replace physical vehicle logbooks through the eCitizen platform, reducing fraud and bureaucratic delays. The authority has also intensified nationwide road safety checks under Operation Watoto Wafike Salama following a fatal crash, while a High Court upheld its regulations banning graffiti and tinted windows on public service vehicles.

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NTSA launches electronic logbook system to replace physical documents

The News

Kenya's National Transport and Safety Authority will replace physical motor vehicle logbooks with an electronic system accessible through the eCitizen platform, launching officially on June 10. The eLogbook aims to reduce fraud, eliminate cartels and bureaucratic delays, and provide instant digital access to vehicle owners.

Why it matters

NTSA's electronic logbook system launching June 10 will replace physical documents, reducing fraud and improving vehicle registration efficiency nationwide.

7 May 2026 · Capital News →

Yesterday

  1. NTSA launches electronic logbook system to replace physical documents

    Kenya's National Transport and Safety Authority will replace physical motor vehicle logbooks with an electronic system accessible through the eCitizen platform, launching officially on June 10. The eLogbook aims to reduce fraud, eliminate cartels and bureaucratic delays, and provide instant digital access to vehicle owners.

    7 May 2026 · Capital News →

  2. NTSA launches electronic logbook system to replace physical documents

    The National Transport and Safety Authority will introduce an electronic logbook system from June 10, allowing vehicle owners to access logbooks through eCitizen accounts with instant updates on ownership transfers and QR code verification to reduce fraud.

    7 May 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 29 April

  1. Clergy urge expansion of Webuye-Kitale highway

    Religious leaders in Webuye East and Webuye West have called on the national government to expand the Webuye–Kitale highway, install signage, deploy traffic officers, and erect speed bumps following a recent crash that claimed at least 15 lives.

    30 April 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 28 April

  1. High Court upholds NTSA ban on flashy PSV modifications

    The High Court has affirmed regulations issued by the National Transport and Safety Authority requiring public service vehicles to remove graffiti art, flashy branding, and tinted windows, dismissing a constitutional challenge filed by a matatu operator who argued the directive unfairly targeted matatu culture and was discriminatory.

    29 April 2026 · Capital News →

  2. High Court upholds NTSA ban on matatu graffiti and tinted windows

    Kenya's High Court has dismissed a constitutional petition challenging the National Transport and Safety Authority's May 2025 directive requiring public service vehicles to remove graffiti, decorative artwork, and tinted windows. Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruled the directive lawful and necessary for road safety, rejecting claims by petitioner Michael Makubo that it unfairly targeted matatu operators and threatened nganya culture.

    29 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 26 April

  1. Parliamentary committee orders NLC to recover grabbed NTSA land

    A parliamentary watchdog committee has directed the National Land Commission to recover a six-acre parcel of land in Voi Municipality that was earmarked for an NTSA motor vehicle inspection centre but has been grabbed and encroached upon by squatters. The land, originally set aside in 1969 and later transferred to NTSA, is the subject of an ongoing court case with the NLC mandated to determine the legitimacy of competing claims and recommend a resolution within 180 days.

    27 April 2026 · Capital News →

  2. NTSA intensifies road safety after fatal Mai Mahiu crash

    The National Transport and Safety Authority has stepped up nationwide road safety enforcement following a fatal crash on the Mai Mahiu–Narok Road in which a truck lost control and collided head-on with a Voxy, killing the driver and seven passengers. NTSA is investigating the cause in cooperation with the National Police Service, with findings to inform the National Road Safety Action Plan (2024–2028).

    27 April 2026 · Capital News →

  3. NTSA intensifies road safety checks as schools reopen

    Following a fatal crash on the Mai Mahiu–Narok Road, the National Transport and Safety Authority has launched Operation Watoto Wafike Salama to ensure children travel safely back to school. A multi-agency team will conduct strict road safety compliance checks across the country as thousands of learners return this week.

    27 April 2026 · Capital News →

  4. NTSA intensifies road safety checks as schools prepare to reopen

    The National Transport and Safety Authority announced scaled-up Operation Watoto Wafike Salama nationwide, deploying multi-agency teams for increased road safety compliance checks on major highways and urban routes targeting public service vehicles and school transport operators ahead of the back-to-school period. NTSA has directed all school transport providers to present vehicles for mandatory inspection and urged parents, school administrators, and transport operators to prioritize safety.

    27 April 2026 · Capital News →

  5. NTSA intensifies road safety checks as schools reopen for term two

    Following a fatal accident on the Mai Mahiu–Narok Road that killed eight people, the National Transport and Safety Authority has announced a nationwide crackdown through Operation 'Watoto Wafike Salama' to ensure learner safety as schools reopen. A multi-agency team will heighten road safety compliance checks across the country as thousands of learners travel during the 14-week second term.

    27 April 2026 · The Standard →

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