Court petition challenges new NTSA vehicle inspection rules

The new National Transport and Safety Authority inspection rules have been challenged in court after a Kenyan advocate filed a petition at the High Court seeking conservatory orders to suspend their implementation. In the petition, which was certified as urgent, Mugane argued that the Traffic Motor Vehicle Inspection Rules were passed unilaterally, contrary to the constitutional requirement for public participation under Article 10. The petition further states that failure to suspend the regulations would cause irreparable harm to the public and argues that granting the orders would serve the public interest. NTSA had issued a gazette notice introducing the new regulations, including mandatory annual inspection for private vehicles older than four years at a cost of 2,000 shillings. The rules also require inspection upon re-registration or transfer of ownership following structural modifications.