The National Transport and Safety Authority on Tuesday revealed a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative designed to enhance driver licensing, bolster traffic law enforcement, and elevate road safety nationwide.
In a public notice released in the weekly myGov publication, NTSA revealedspecifics of a strategic collaboration with KCB Bank Kenya Limited and Pesa Print Limited for the design, supply, delivery, installation, and upkeep of second-generation smart driving licenses and related digital enforcement services.
The ambitious endeavor,projected to costaround Sh42 billion during its initial stage, is anticipated to be fundedcompletely through private debt and equity within the first two to three years.
The collaboration will last for 21 years accordingto a strategic frameworkoutlined in the Public Private Partnerships Act.
NTSA statedthat the initiativealignswith the government’s extensive digital transformation and road safety strategyfoundedon Kenya Vision 2030, the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), the National Road Safety Action Plan 2024-28, and the Fourth Medium-Term Plan (2023-27).
Formed under the National Transport and Safety Authority Act of 2012, NTSA is responsibleforregulating road transport, registering and licensing motor vehicles, supervising driver training and testing, enforcing road safety regulations, and advising the government on transportation policy.
The authority emphasized that the initiative addressesincreasingworriesregarding Kenya’s deteriorating road safety record and the inefficiencies present in the existing driver licensing system.
“NTSA statedthat Kenya’s road transport and safety situation is marked by significant road fatalities, rampant road indiscipline, inadequate driver licensing systems, and feeble enforcement of traffic offenses.”
Agency statistics indicatethat road fatalities have increasedsignificantly from 3,875 deaths in 2019 to over 5,100 in 2024.
