Kenya to roll out smart driving license to improve safety
Kenya to roll out smart driving license to improve safety
NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya plans to introduce digital driving licenses by mid next year in order to improve road safety, the road transport regulator said on Wednesday. National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) Deputy Director Fernando Wangila told Xinhua in Nairobi that the government is currently finalizing the procurement stage of the infrastructure required to operate the system. “When in place, the smart driving license will enable the government to capture the driving history of all drivers and this will improve the enforcement of traffic laws,” Wangila said during the launch of Google Transit that helps people plan public transport trips more effectively. The East African nation has 5 million licensed drivers who currently use paper based driving licenses that can be easily counterfeited.Read more
