The National Transport and Safety Authority has said that the printing of the smart driving licenses may delay much longer following the breakdown of a machine used to print the documents.
NTSA director-general George Njao, said that his team has been unable to print the licenses due to what he termed as compatibility issues between the current printer and the cards’ prototypes.
The DG therefore said that as such, drivers seeking the licenses may have to wait a bit longer as NTSA looks for an alternative solution to the problem.
He added that as a result of the ongoing compatibility issues, NTSA has been unable to print thousands of new smart driving licenses owed to drivers across the country.
“The delays in printing of smart driving licenses is a result of compatibility issues between the printer and the cards’ prototypes in the system,” Njao said.
Njao made the statements when he appeared before the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education, led by Bumula MP Wanami Wamboka.
The DG appeared before the team to answer questions on unresolved audit queries linked to outdated smart driving licenses raised by the office of the Auditor-General.
The Auditor-General report revealed that more than 296,000 cards in NTSA’s inventory had remained unprinted posing a significant risk of huge losses to the Authority that may be compelled to undertake a fresh registration exercise.
“Our commitment is to ensure the effective use of public resources, and to hold accountable any officers who fail to adhere to the law.
“This committee’s dedication to upholding accountability and transparency remains paramount, and in this case, someone at NTSA must be held accountable for this shortcoming,” Wamboka said.
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