Also known as: NTSA
National Transport and Safety Authority — Kenya's transport regulator that enforces road safety standards, licenses PSV operators, and investigates traffic violations.
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NTSA continues to arrest non-compliant pedestrians for not using footbridges By Edward Chweya August 03, 2026 10:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Several Nairobi residents on Monday foun …
NTSA continues to arrest non-compliant pedestrians for not using footbridgesCitizen Digital
… Makadara OCPD Judith Nyongesa told Citizen TV that detectives have retrieved the taxi driver’s details from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), a crucial lead that will enable his arrest Police added that the suspect retrieved a knife from his vehicle and fatally …
Family demands justice after kin stabbed to death in road-rage confrontationThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeCar Importers and Dealers have a grace window period of 60 days to register all motor-vehicles sitting in their showrooms and yards before the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) begins an impounding exercise. …
NTSA barred from impounding unregistered cars as dealers get 60-day reprieveThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeMatatu operators have rejected plans by Parliament to empower National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to set minimum and maximum public transport fares. …
Matatu operators reject plans to empower NTSA to regulate faresThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), working jointly with traffic police officers from Traffic Headquarters and Ruiru Traffic Base, on Thursday mounted a major enforcement operation along Thika Road near the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral a …
NTSA impounds vehicles in Thika Road crackdown on traffic offencesCitizen Digital
… NTSA and @KeNHAKenya need to clamp down on this immediately before we record a tragedy." Reacting from a legal perspective, King'ori Mwita wrote: "If a driver hits one of these boys who swerves into their lane, standard third-party insurance won't even cover the catastrophic pers …
Outrage after young cyclists captured performing dangerous wheelie stunts along busy highwayCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya July 28 – The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the National Police on Tuesday intensified their crackdown on pedestrians crossing busy roads at undesignated points, leading to more arrests at Nairobi’s General Motors (GM) footbridge. …
More pedestrians arrested as NTSA intensifies footbridge crackdownCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 27 – The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has arrested 35 pedestrians during an ongoing enforcement operation at the Buruburu Interchange targeting people who ignore designated footbridges while crossing busy roads. …
NTSA Arrests 35 Pedestrians in Buruburu Footbridge CrackdownCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 25 — The High Court has declined to certify as urgent a constitutional petition seeking to suspend the National Transport and Safety Authority’s (NTSA) rollout of electronic logbooks, allowing the programme to continue pending inter partes hearing. …
Court declines urgent bid to halt NTSA’s rollout of digital logbooksThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced that its system will undergo scheduled maintenance on Friday evening, temporarily affecting access to its online services. …
Plan ahead! NTSA system to go offline for hoursThe National Transport and Safety Authority has begun a nationwide free training programme for more than 4,000 public service vehicle drivers, operators, SACCO managers and supervisors, focusing on professionalisation of Kenya's public transport sector through defensive driving, vehicle safety, legal awareness and other competencies.
21 September 2026 · The Standard →
The National Transport and Safety Authority has begun a nationwide free training programme for more than 4,000 public service vehicle drivers, operators, SACCO managers and supervisors, focusing on professionalisation of Kenya's public transport sector through defensive driving, vehicle safety, legal awareness and other competencies.
21 September 2026 · The Standard →
A partnership between CFAO Mobility Kenya, NTSA, Kenya Police, Kenya Scouts Association and First Step Road Safety Initiatives has launched a road safety training programme for school learners. The initiative comes as NTSA reported 491 road fatalities in the first eight months of the year.
17 September 2026 · The Standard →
Glovo Kenya has intensified road safety efforts among its courier partners through a training programme in Mombasa that brought together about 50 riders and road safety stakeholders in partnership with NTSA, Mombasa County Inspectorate and the National Police Service Traffic Department, focusing on traffic regulations, hazard awareness and defensive riding.
17 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Nairobi High Court has struck down NTSA regulations that imposed an 18 per cent commission cap on ride-hailing companies, ruling the rules procedurally defective and unconstitutional because they were changed without public participation. The court ruled that commission rates should instead be determined through negotiations between contracting parties, and faulted the government for imposing regulations on digital platforms while exempting traditional taxi operators.
15 September 2026 · The Standard →
Two people died when a boda boda and its pillion passenger were hit by an unknown vehicle near Mutithi-Kandongu junction in Kirinyaga County. A woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle at Murubara that did not stop; the vehicle's registration was not recorded.
14 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority is working to identify four police officers involved in the September 1, 2026 abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich. IPOA has collected CCTV and dashboard camera footage, vehicle records, and statements from the victim and a witness, and says further investigative activities including digital evidence analysis and officer identification are ongoing.
10 September 2026 · The Standard →
The National Transport and Safety Authority arrested 23 pedestrians at Fig Tree Footbridge on Thika Superhighway for crossing outside designated points, saying such unsafe crossings endanger pedestrians and disrupt traffic flow.
8 September 2026 · Capital News →
The Senate resumes sittings with a packed agenda covering fuel prices, transport safety, healthcare, county affairs and urban development. Key items include scrutiny of a cooking gas facility handover in Mombasa County and reports on traffic and vehicle inspection regulations.
8 September 2026 · Capital News →
A viral social media image showing people gathered between vehicles on the Nairobi Expressway sparked robbery allegations, but Moja Expressway management and security authorities confirmed the incident was a brief logistics stop involving a political delegation, not a crime.
4 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has condemned the abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich as unlawful and barbaric, directing security agencies to ensure those responsible face the law and ordering the Inspector General to enhance security for journalists nationwide.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claims Standard Media Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich, who was abducted from the Gilgil–Nakuru Road on Tuesday and found near Masinga Dam on Wednesday, was preparing to publish an exposé on allegedly looted compensation funds for Mau evictees from the Kipsigis community.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich was abducted by armed men near Gilgil Weighbridge on Tuesday evening after being trailed from Nairobi. The abductors have been linked to a Cabinet Secretary's office and Kiprotich was abandoned near Masinga Dam; this marks his second abduction attempt in 67 days.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has temporarily suspended an NTSA decision that halted Nicco Movers' operations after the company challenged the suspension of its PSV operator's licence. Justice Janet Mulwa issued an interim stay on the suspension until September 22, when the matter will return to court, after Nicco Movers argued the suspension has grounded its fleet of over 100 commercial vehicles and caused substantial financial losses.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Transport Licensing Appeals Board has suspended Nicco Movers' PSV operator licence with immediate effect, after finding that 45 out of 51 vehicles presented for inspection failed to meet safety standards, with defects including missing seat belts, faulty locks, and missing emergency equipment.
1 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Transport Licensing Appeals Board Tribunal has suspended the PSV operator licence of Nicco Movers following two fatal accidents and widespread safety breaches, after the operator failed to demonstrate adequate compliance with road safety requirements.
1 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Mass Mobility Operators Association has condemned the suspension of Nicco Movers' operations following a passenger falling from a moving bus, calling the blanket suspension unfair to uninvolved drivers and conductors. The association argues that individual culprits should be held accountable rather than suspending the entire fleet of about 130 buses.
1 September 2026 · The Standard →
The National Transport and Safety Authority has summoned nine public service vehicle operators over serious safety concerns, with hearings scheduled for early September. The authority did not disclose the specific safety issues or indicate whether vehicles had been suspended.
31 August 2026 · Capital News →
Bryan Yongo Otumba and Wayaga Construction have filed a petition seeking Sh26.95 million in compensation for wrongful prosecution and nearly eight years of detention of his Range Rover, accusing the State, Mwananchi Credit Limited, and its director of malicious prosecution and unlawful detention following a dispute over a Sh4 million loan.
22 August 2026 · The Standard →
Road crashes have killed at least 2,150 people in Kenya's first six months of 2026, averaging about 12 deaths daily, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society. The organisation warns the country could record at least 4,400 road deaths by year's end if the trend continues, and is pushing for amendments to speed-limit provisions in the Traffic Act.
21 August 2026 · The Standard →
A TIFA survey found that 81% of Nairobi households have reduced expenses due to economic pressures, with 62% citing household financial pressure as forcing compromises on transport, fuel, food and education. The cuts disproportionately affected adults aged 35 and above (91%) and females (84%).
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A TIFA Research survey shows 63 per cent of Kenyans who use ride-hailing services want fares determined by market forces rather than set by government, while only 33 per cent supported a government proposal to set minimum trip prices. The online taxi industry generated between Sh126 billion and Sh147 billion in the past year and employs between 300,000 and 350,000 active drivers.
20 August 2026 · The Standard →
The National Transport and Safety Authority has arrested several pedestrians at Taj Mall in Transami for crossing at undesignated points instead of using footbridges and marked crossing facilities. The enforcement operation is part of a wider crackdown on unsafe highway crossings in Nairobi.
18 August 2026 · Capital News →
The National Transport and Safety Authority reported that 146 pedestrians were killed in road crashes in July 2026, down from 178 in July 2025, a decline attributed to intensified enforcement and compliance checks targeting traffic rule violators.
17 August 2026 · Capital News →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's newly passed Roads Amendment Bill, which mandates infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists, is a necessary step, but that real road safety requires integrating safety into road design from the planning stage rather than relying solely on enforcement and education after crashes occur.
16 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Road Safety Association of Kenya has filed a court motion seeking to have the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) declared in contempt for allegedly violating a May 29, 2026 conservatory order that suspended implementation of an automated fines system under a public-private partnership with Pesa Print Limited consortium.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's High Court has issued a conservatory order requiring the National Transport and Safety Authority to continue recognising physical motor vehicle logbooks pending the hearing of a petition challenging the rollout of electronic motor vehicle registration certificates (e-Logbook). Petitioners raised concerns about lack of public participation, data protection, cybersecurity, and digital exclusion.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has directed the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to continue recognising existing physical motor vehicle logbooks as valid documents pending the hearing of a petition challenging the implementation of the electronic motor vehicle registration certificate (e-Logbook).
12 August 2026 · Capital News →
The High Court in Nairobi has barred the National Transport and Safety Authority from phasing out physical vehicle logbooks, directing the agency to continue accepting physical vehicle ownership documents until a petition filed by Javan Onyango is heard and determined. Onyango and Kiplagat challenged NTSA's introduction of electronic logbooks, citing concerns over constitutional compliance, data protection, and lack of clarity on the authentication and verification process.
12 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Road Safety Association of Kenya has filed a High Court motion seeking to have NTSA Director General Nashon Odhiambo Kondiwa committed to civil jail for allegedly continuing to implement an automated fines system despite a May 29 conservatory order suspending the public-private partnership with Pesa Print Limited consortium.
12 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Parliamentary Committee on Transport has urged MPs to use part of their National Government Constituencies Development Fund towards road safety initiatives, including providing helmets for boda boda riders and passengers, to address persistent motorcycle-related fatalities on Kenyan roads.
11 August 2026 · Capital News →