Public officers told to go online for car registration

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The Ministry of Transport has directed public officers to use the online system of the NTSA in vehicle registration and transfer.
The Transport Integrated Management System (TIMS) platform enables the renewal of driving licences at the comfort of one’s office, house, cyber cafes at any time of the day or night.

The Ministry of Transport has directed public officers to use the online system of the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) in vehicle registration and transfer.

The last time the MPs transferred or acquired vehicles, they did so manually. This has changed from June last year.

Paul Maringa, the principal secretary in the ministry, has written to his colleagues, chief executives of State Corporations, Parliament, Judiciary, Public Service Commission, Auditor- General, Controller of Budget and Director of Public Prosecutions to sensitise their staff on the need to use the new e-platform.

“The ministry wishes to inform all public officers that the NTSA has migrated a number of its services to the Transport Integrated Management System (TIMS) platform available on the NTSA website,” Prof Maringa said in a letter to Parliament and copied to the Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua and Transport secretary James Macharia.

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He said the system was put in place to enhance service delivery, improve customer satisfaction and reduce cost of accessing services.

The ministry said the TIMS has enabled the renewal of driving licences at the comfort of one’s office, house, cyber cafes at any time of the day or night.