NTSA resolves number plate shortage, urges clients to collect plates
Nairobi
By
David Njaaga
| May 08, 2025
National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has confirmed the resolution of a months-long shortage of motor vehicle number plates.
The authority urged clients who received text messages to collect their plates to pick them up at the offices where they initially applied.
The statement comes a month after the then Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, now heading the Interior docket, directed NTSA to urgently clear the backlog of digital number plates, logbooks and driving licences.
Murkomen had expressed concern over delays in the collection of logbooks, particularly noting the reluctance of applicants to collect them despite the completion of processing.
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NTSA had declared April 1 as the deadline for the collection of the new generation number plates, smart driving licences and logbooks.
NTSA Director General George Njao assured the public and motor vehicle dealers that the issues leading to the shortage have been addressed.
“We have worked to resolve the shortage, and clients can now collect their plates without delay,” Njao said in a statement on May 8.