Popular transport company Super Metro Limited has announced the suspension of its services for the next three days.
In a statement on Monday, Super Metro said the move aims to ensure 100 percent compliance with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) directive.
The SACCO revealed that it has achieved 90 percent compliance with the directives issued by the NTSA and the Transport Licensing Appeals Board (TLAB).
“Following a hearing with the Transport Licensing Appeals Board today, the Board has directed Super Metro Limited to suspend operations for the next three days to finalise the remaining compliance measures,” Super Metro stated.
“We are working diligently to address the outstanding compliance issues within the stipulated time frame and will resume operations as soon as we receive approval from the relevant authorities,” it added.
The move follows the recent suspension of Super Metro’s license for failing to comply with road safety measures.
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NTSA’s inspection found that Super Metro had multiple violations of Public Service Vehicle (PSV) regulations, including vehicle inspection and licensing failures, speed limiter violations, unqualified drivers, and labor law violations.
According to the authority, 15 of Super Metro’s 523 vehicles had expired inspection certificates, while eight had expired Road Service Licences.
Additionally, 294 vehicles were flagged for various speed limiter infractions, such as expired certificates, a lack of proper speed limiter records, and instances of vehicles exceeding the 80 km/h limit.
“It was determined that the driving credentials of the drivers assigned to the company’s portal do not meet the required qualifications, posing a significant road safety risk,” NTSA revealed.
NTSA gave conditions that Super Metro must meet to have the operating license reinstated. The conditions included presenting 294 vehicles with various violations to the respective speed limiter vendors for compliance checks.
“The Company must present 294 vehicles with violations for compliance inspection at Likoni Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre and obtain compliance reports for all the vehicles. Present 42 drivers, out of the 109 drivers with speed violations, for a retest at the Likoni Driver Test Centre,” NTSA stated in the statement
The suspension was lifted on March 24 by the Transport Licensing Appeal Board.
