National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has pushed the implementation of speed limiters from June 3 to August 5.
The authority, in partnership with the government and Kenya Bureau of Standards, had initially directed all PSVs to install the limiters before June 3.
But in a statement on Friday, the authority said the push had been occasioned by wider consultations with the stakeholders.
“Following consultations between the Kenya Bureau of Standards, Chief Mechanical and Transport Engineer (CMTE) and The National Transport and Safety Authority, the implementation date of the Speed limiter Standard (KS 2295:2018) has been adjusted from June 3, 2019, to 05th August 2019,” read the statement.
The authority, in the earlier directive, had stated that updated speed governors would see speed data on all PSVs transmitted to NTSA servers amid efforts to reduce road accidents through speeding.
In a joint communication, the partnering entities stated that implementation of the new speed limiting devices came to effect in 2014 and have since been revised.
"The revision of the speed limiter devices standard introduced a requirement which makes it mandatory for all speed limiting devices to have the capability to transmit speed data to NTSA servers.
The upgraded speed governors can transmit data on the speed at which the car is moving, the location of the car, the driver and the Sacco the vehicle belongs to.
All vehicles weighing above 3,048 tonnes are also required to be fitted with a speed governor.
The implementation of the revised speed limiting device standard KS 2295:2018, was to take effect from 1st December 2018.
