Motorists will now part with Ksh.3,000 to replace the old motor-vehicle number plates with the digital ones equipped with security features to curb crime and theft cases.
The digital plates were unveiled and commissioned during the launch of the new number plates at the GSU Recce unit Headquarters in Ruiru.
According to Interior CS Fred Matiang’i, all motorists are required to replace their old number plates within 18 months.
Matiang’i insisted that exercise is mandatory and urged all motorists to replace the plates within the stipulated timelines.
He added that the digital number plates would be synchronized with the Kenya Revenue Authority systems to nab dealers who relent in paying taxes.
“The work is being done by a multi agency unit of the security sector and is part of the reforms initiated by President Uhuru Kenyatta after the 2019 Dusit attack,” he said.
“When the NTSA team calls on Kenyans to change the plates, let us obey and get it done within those 18 months,” he added.
Transport CS James Macharia said the new plates will cover 12 category of vehicles in line with the legal notice 62 of 2016 and allow ease of monitoring vehicles coming into the country that ranks as a major transit hub in the region.