If you thought ‘Michuki Rules’ was a joke or trial then you were wrong. Today being day two since the rules were reinstated, owners of Public Service Vehicles and the public transport users continue to feel the pinch and the crack down continues.
Earlier today, National Transport Safety Authority issued a statement to clarify on the guidelines of the yellow band painting on PSV Vehicles.
This comes after the directive that Public Service Vehicles (PW’s) must fully comply with respective legal provisions of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA Operation of Public Service Vehicles Regulations) 2014 and Legal Notice 161 of 2003 commonly known as “Michuki rules”.
I am sure most of us might be clueless on the relevance of the yellow band and the guidelines to be followed and the specifications of what vehicles must have this band.
In today’s statement, NTSA has clarified that the requirements of the painting of the Yellow Band. The painting is expected to be consistent given the width specification and should also be visible from the indicated radius of not less than 275 metres.
Have a look at the specifications
1.That Legal Notice No 161 of 2003 ammended Rule 70 of the Traffic Rules providing that with effect from 01st January 2004, every Taxicab or Matatu shall have painted on both sides and on the rear a continuous Horizontal yellow band having a width of 150 millimetres and of a consistency sufficient to enable such band be clearly visible by a distance of not less than 275 meters.
2.That Legal Notice No.65 of 2005 ammended Rule 55 of the Traffic rules providing that with effect from 01 st January 2005, every Taxicab or Matatu shall have painted on both sides and on the rear a broken horizontal yellow band having a width of 150 millimetres and of a consistency sufficient to enable such band be clearly visible by distance of not less than 275 metres.
Consequently, all Matatus with a seating capacity of twenty five (25) and below should therefore be painted in a broken Horizontal Yellow Band as prescribed in Legal Notice No.65 of 2005.
CLARIFICATION ON PAINTING OF THE YELLOW BAND ON PSVs. pic.twitter.com/knbPIlGixN
— NTSA KENYA (@ntsa_kenya) November 13, 2018