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NTSA plans tough safety rules for long-distance PSVs
National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Director General Francis Meja (left) with Transport and Infrastructure Ministry Principal Secretary Prof Paul Maringa when they appeared before parliamentary committee on Transport on January 17, 2018. PHOTO| DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG
Long-distance public service vehicle (PSV) operators will now be required to fit their fleet with speed governors that relay data in real-time to the roads agency’s database in fresh measures aimed at curbing the rising accidents, which claimed over 300 lives in December alone.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) says it will only lift the ban on night travel after putting in place safety measures that include fresh training of 4,000 long distance drivers.
