Motorists to buy digital number plates at Sh3,700

Kenyan motorists will pay the government more than Sh6 billion to acquire new high-tech vehicle number plates expected to replace the current ones in the coming months.

Each owner of a car, a bus, a lorry or a pick-up will pay Sh3,700 for the new plates that come with a microchip that can be read remotely, while motorcyclists and trailer owners will pay Sh1,500, according to newly gazetted rules.