Government approves rollout of digital driving licences with instant fines
Cabinet approves second-generation smart driving licences to revolutionise road safety.
Cabinet approves second-generation smart driving licences to revolutionise road safety.
Kenya’s Cabinet has approved second-generation smart driving licences under a public–private partnership, adding instant fines, mobile wallets and a demerit system to modernise enforcement and improve road safety.
The government has approved the rollout of second-generation smart driving licences through a public–private partnership, aimed at modernising Kenya’s transport licensing system and enhancing road safety.
The licences will feature digital integration with instant fines, mobile licence wallets, and a driver merit and demerit points system.
A Cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto noted that the programme will now harness private sector efficiency to accelerate delivery and ensure motorists have more reliable access.
“Through innovative financing, Cabinet approved the rollout of Second-Generation Smart Driving Licences under a public–private partnership, integrating smart licences with an instant fines system, mobile licence wallet and driver merit and demerit points to enhance road safety and modernise licensing,” reads the dispatch.
The move comes after years of delays in issuing chip-embedded driving licences, which have repeatedly struggled to meet targets despite contracts signed with the National Bank of Kenya (NBK).
Recently, the Auditor General flagged large stocks of unprinted and undelivered cards, highlighting management challenges at the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
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The smart licences, designed to replace traditional paper-based documents, will carry drivers’ personal information, traffic offence records, fines, and digital signatures. The chip-based cards are intended to strengthen security, improve data management, and modernise enforcement and renewals.
NTSA officials say motorists are increasingly choosing yearly electronic licences over the three-year smart cards, slowing uptake.
According to a report submitted to the National Treasury, only 2.1 million of the targeted five million smart driving licences have been issued since the programme began in 2017.
The initiative was launched under a $21.09 million contract with NBK, which was responsible for supplying and maintaining the cards.
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