New number plates Kenya

Issuance of new plates will begin with newly registered vehicles from the KDK series and replacement of existing ones to start from October 1.

- Changes30 August 2022 - 5:06 pm He also disclosed that the number of motorists had risen to 4.8 million from 3.2 million last year. Transport CS Macharia, reiterated that the new plates comply with the amended Traffic Act of 2016. We want to help other agencies such as KRA to function properly, uplift the financial sector and improve transparency,” he stated. Issuance of new plates will begin with newly registered vehicles from the KDK series and replacement of existing ones to start from October 1, 2022," Matiang'i stated. Matiang'i insisted that exercise is mandatory and urged all motorists to

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Government of Kenya has rolled out new generation number plates for all imported motor vehicles in a bid to curb tax evasion.

There will be a correspondence between the serial number and the chassis number, so if the police arrest someone driving a Range Rover and the number plate is registered under a tractor, all that is what we will address with these plates.” These plates will be fixed to vehicles imported into the country at the point of entry and will be synchronized with KRA systems to curb tax evasion in the car import business” Matiang’I “Each one of the number plates is going to have a serial number.

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i has launched the new-look digital registration number plates for vehicles in Kenya synced with KRA systems and security features ...

The new features allow vehicles to be traced, in a bid to help reduce crimes involving motorists. The ministry is planning to change all of Kenya’s 4.8 million registered vehicles to use the new number plates in 18 months. The new number plates are produced at GSU headquarters and Kenyans have 18 months to change from the old number plates

Kenyan motorists have 18 months to upgrade their current vehicle number plates to a New Generation Number Plate with security features.

We are doing this because we want to help other agencies such as the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) function properly. Motor vehicles in Kenya arguably have one of the least attractive license plates in the world right now. Many governments around the world are actively embracing technology in a bid to discharge their mandate better and serve the public.