NTSA Jumps In To Defend Khalwale’s Car Spotted With Similar Number Plate To Another Vehicle
On Thursday, some Kenyans took aim at Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale after his newly acquired Prado was spotted with a number plate that matched another car.
The outspoken lawmaker had earlier shared a video of himself riding in his new vehicle when observant Kenyans noticed the car’s registration number.
His vehicle’s license plate was captured after he stopped near the Nabkoi forest in Uasin Gishu County while driving from Nairobi to Kakamega.
Moments later, an image of another car with the same number plate was shared online, raising questions about why two vehicles owned by different people could share the same number plate.
Stopped by the scintillating beauty of Nabkoi Forest in Uasin Gishu County for a stretch of my legs as I cruise to Kakamega from Nairobi. Kenya is 👌 pic.twitter.com/j79yQVL8G2
— Dr Boni Khalwale, CBS (@DrBKhalwale) September 5, 2024
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) clarified that such a thing could not happen.
According to the officer, the purpose of a vehicle’s number plate is to uniquely identify each vehicle in the country.
In his opinion, it is impossible for two vehicles to share the same registration number.
“This can not happen, it is like an Identity card number. It can not be shared by two individuals,” commented the Authority’s officer.
Attempts to contact the vibrant senator to clarify the situation were unsuccessful. Meanwhile, this is not the first time such an incident has occurred in the country.
In 2020, Nairobi police officers were forced to investigate a case in which two vehicles were reported to share the same registration number.
The anomaly gained national attention when one of the vehicle owners notified the officers after noticing another vehicle with the same registration number as his own.
When questioned, the owner of the other vehicle told the police that he purchased his Toyota Harrier from a local dealer a week before being cornered by officers.
Following further investigations, the officers concluded that the mix-up may have originated at the NTSA offices where the plates were processed.
NTSA Jumps In To Defend Khalwale’s Car Spotted With Similar Number Plate To Another Vehicle
