The National Transport and Safety Authority has responded to claims that the country has been hit with a shortage of number plates.
In a statement on X, NTSA said there was no shortage adding that over 100,000 number plates were yet to be collected.
The authority added that owners were currently picking their number plates.
“The country is not experiencing a shortage of number plates. We have 102,000 uncollected plates across NTSA offices. Motor vehicle dealers and individual motor vehicle owners are currently picking up their plates from the centers they identified during the application process,” NTSA said.
The country is not experiencing a shortage of number plates. We have 102,000 uncollected plates across NTSA offices.
Motor vehicle dealers and individual motor vehicle owners are currently picking up their plates from the centers they identified during the application process. pic.twitter.com/ez26G2bA11
— NTSA KENYA (@ntsa_kenya) August 16, 2024
On Thursday, a local daily had reported that the shortage had crippled operations in the motor vehicle industry.
According to the report, the crisis had lasted for three weeks, disrupting cash flow among car dealers.
The publication also stated that new car owners were also left in a limbo because of the delays in getting their number plates despite paying the Kshs3,000 charges.
To make matters worse, with the number plates delays, car buyers and dealers face accumulated storage fees of their vehicles in container freight stations in Mombasa.
