On February 10th 2019, Interior CS Fred Matiangi held a meeting with new NTSA Board members at Harambee House .
The Interior CS tasked the board with a new assignment as he stated that there is no more room for mistakes at the National Transport and Safety Authority.
During the meeting, the CS challenged them to conduct an in depth evaluation of the Authority so as to ensure its fit for purpose and align its operations with the Government’s efforts geared towards establishing a safe road transport system.
The Interior CS added that as a country, Kenya has the capacity to achieve and sustain safe roads with near-zero deaths.
The Ministry of Interior and coordination today issued statement in regard to their meeting and the arrived decision on the operations of the new NTSA Board.
Matiangi mentioned that the government will give the new Board our full support as they endeavour to institutionalize better road safety measures in the country.
He said: “Our statistics on road accidents does not reflect the number of roadworthy vehicles currently registered in our systems. These discrepancies imply that there could be several unroad worthy vehicles operating after passing our inspection tests irregularly.”
Dr. Matiang’i assured the new team of the Government’s full support and urged them to leverage their education and experience to make proactive decisions that will complement the existing road safety measures.
NTSA targeting 50 percent reduction of traffic-related deaths this year. pic.twitter.com/me0styGwSu
— InteriorCNG Ministry (@InteriorKE) February 12, 2019