×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Read Offline Anywhere
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

NTSA flagged over possible loss of Sh1b in smart driving license plan

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

NTSA officer removes a number blade from a Tuk tuk at Iguhu police station in Ikolomani during motor vehicle crackdown on April 11, 2024. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

The Kenyan taxpayer may lose Sh1.19 billion because the Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has failed to enforce the use of smart card driving licenses, Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has said.

In her latest audit report for the year that ended June 30, 2023, Gathungu says the impending loss can be remedied if the roads agency can enforce the smart licence project.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Sports
Inaugural Kenya Varsity Cup launched in a colourful Nairobi ceremony
By Mike Kihaki 11 hrs ago
Sports
CS Mvurya gazettes AFCON 2027 Local Organising Committee
By Mike Kihaki 13 hrs ago
Sports
Kenya pays Sh3.9 Billion CAF hosting fee
By AFP 15 hrs ago
Football
Ghana sack coach Addo 10 weeks before World Cup