The National Transport and Safety Authority has revoked the licences of 51 driving schools over failure to provide documents required for the validation exercise that began in April.
NTSA Director-General Francis Meja made this announcement on Thursday, saying the schools are in counties including Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru and Machakos.
The others are in Embu, Kisii, Kisumu Kakamega, Meru, Garissa, Thika, Kiambu, Bungoma, Murang’a, Eldoret and Marsabit.
“The authority has revoked their licenses and deactivated their access to the NTSA Driving School Portal,” Mr Meja said, noting documents submitted will be used to establish compliance levels.
The NTSA is tasked with licensing drivers, formulating and reviewing the driving school curriculum, vide section 4(2)(i) and (j) of the National Transport and Safety Authority Act, 2012.
It revoked the licences as part of efforts to weed out schools operating illegally.
List of driving schools whose licences have been revoked
Nairobi
- Charkar Trade Company- Embakasi
- Ganatra Plant and Equipment Training Institute Limited –Baba DogoRoad
- Kifaru Driving School -Eastleigh
- Motory cycle Riding School (K) Limited Ngara
- Printax Driving School –Village Market
- Safe Link Driving School- Ruaraka
- Sony Driving School -Ongata Rongai
- World International Driving- Donholm
Embu
- NationWide Driving School
- Mike Saba Driving School
- Jabs Driving School
Kisii and Kisumu
- Imperial Driving School – Rongo, Kisii
- Samtech Driving School – Kisumu
- KwachDrivingSchool – Kisumu
- Leach Driving School – Kisumu
- Captain Driving School – Kisumu
Bungoma and Mombasa
- Sayona Driving School – Bungoma
- Gakara Driving School
- Iqra Driving School
- Isma Driving School and Computer Services
Meru and Marsabit
- Turima Driving School – Meru
- Marsabit Driving School
Nakuru
- Mercy Driving School
- Motorcycle Riding School
- Kareu Hardware Driving School
- Rift Valley Institute of Business Studies
- Batian Driving School -Naivasha
Uasin Gishu, Thika, Kiambu and Garissa
- Camy Driving School- Eldoret
- LifeStyle Driving School- Ngariga
- Baraka Driving School -Kimbimbi
- Geombuki Driving School-Branch- Thika
- Digitex Driving School -Thika
- Thogoto Technology- Kikuyu
- Gakuyo Plant Operators Driving School- Thika
- Aha Driving School Limited -Thika
- Nyaga Youth Polytechnic Driving School -Ngewa
- Excel Driving School -Garissa
- Petanns Driving School And Computer College Limited -Ruaka
- St.Kizito Driving school- Mwihoko
- Waki Driving School- Gatundu
- Shanik Driving School -Thika
- Batian Driving School- Makuyu
- Sony Driving School Muranga-Kenol
- Angelica Ventures Company Limited -Thika
- Joho Driving School Limuru-Town
- Denis Motor Vehicle Training and Driving School -Matuu
- Ithoka Driving School Mwingi
Machakos
- Amon Driving School
- Double Vision Driving School
- Kaewa Technical Training & Driving School
- Autotech Automobile Driving School Kitengela-Namanga
The authority also issued tough guidelines on the inspection of vehicles in a bid to tame road carnage.
Under the new regulations, all private vehicles which are more than four years old will undergo inspection every two years.
