Bill Tabled in Parliament to Register All Wheelbarrows and Mkokotenis

If fresh ideas in a resolution presented by Robert Alai, a Kileleshwa member of the county assembly, are approved, all owners of handcarts and wheelbarrows may soon be required to install and wear reflective number plates.

In order to establish complete regulations for the registration and control of non-motorized modes of transportation, such as wheelbarrows, rickshaws, handcarts, animal-drawn carts, luggage trolleys, and tricycles, Alai submitted the resolution to the Nairobi City County Assembly on Tuesday.

The MCA claims that the suggestions are a component of the rules designed to improve the city’s non-motorized transportation system’s safety and order.

The actions will also seek to improve road safety, maintain lane discipline, and give operators a framework for learning the essentials of road safety.

After the rules are operationalized in partnership with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), a grace period of six months will be granted for compliance if they are approved.

The proposal, according to Alai, is in line with Nairobi City County’s larger initiatives to improve urban safety, order, and inclusion for all citizens and drivers.

The development coincided with Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja’s announcement on January 23 that the county and NTSA will collaborate to set up a monitoring center to make sure PSV owners adhere to a set of regulations aimed at improving city transportation.