A viral photo of a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) on the road in Nairobi sparked outrage among Kenyans, with the majority concerned with the lurking danger it posed to commuters.
Kenyans online questioned how relevant government agencies allowed the vehicle to operate despite lacking brake lights and indicators.
A spot check on the vehicle's Motor Vehicle Inspection Status on the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) portal indicated that it expired on August 24, 2022.
The majority of Kenyans online noted that the vehicle could not be treated as a separate case as such PSVs flout traffic rules and regulations every day.
This was attributed to some individuals circumventing the system and cutting shortcuts leading to unroadworthy vehicles operating on different roads across the country.
"The vehicle is operating without a valid inspection the police are busy consuming Ksh50. This past week the same vehicle confused me at NHIF towers and I didn't know whether it slowed down to change lanes. It lacked brake lights and didn't have indicators."
Others wondered why Saccos would keep such PSVs in their fleet and endanger the lives of Kenyans who depend on the public transport system.
"Even the ones with indicators have a tendency to keep the hazards on. I don't even know which direction they are heading until they scratch without stopping," Wycliffe Misiocha commented.
"The result of corruption is the country has institutionalised graft over human life. This vehicle must have an inspection sticker for it to operate as PSV, how it gets one your guess is as good as mine," Chemosi Kimosi added.
NTSA recently launched a crackdown on motor vehicles violating Traffic Laws and Regulations as it asked motorists to avail official documents for authentication purposes.
The motorists were also expected to present their National Identification cards for both drivers and conductors as well as their valid licenses.
The crackdown came after Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen's directive where he ordered NTSA to ensure that both private and public service vehicles were in compliance with the Law.
