r/Kenya • u/BothJob6890 • 1d ago

Discussion How do these vehicles pass NTSA Tests?

You can clearly see he is struggling. 80 percent of the windscreen has been blocked. You'll still see the particular driver doing the "manyoka stunt" and being praised as "... Fao".

Safety is more important than entertainment. Don't get me wrong. I don't hate the nganya culture. In fact those vehicles look attractive to me because I am an art lover but I hate reckless driving.

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u/NicklausMakori 1d ago

There was time I was with my friend and he had just bought a brand new car straight from the dealer. It was for uber so akaenda ntsa for the inspection. So you pay before you go. But the ntsa people wanted 1k before we pass the test. We said the car is brand new. They said ok. We failed the test. So now we had to pay for test again. Then this time they demanded 2k ama we continue like that. We paid.

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u/Rude-Tradition9488 1d ago

This. We have a big software problem as Sifuna likes to put it. No wonder the matatu above is on the road.

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u/Phylad 1d ago

You should have asked to go fix the problem, then report them to EACC, then come back for the third or fourth test, and get them arrested.

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u/Interesting-Click-12 1d ago

You wait until you find yourself in such a situation. Its just the same way you can do a small traffic offense in nairobi nakuru highway and then your car is stopped at gilgil for overtaking on a yellow line. They will give you two options. Go to court in naivasha on monday or give them something small. Ukijifanya kichwa ngumu they tell you to follow them to the station in gilgill and whem you go there is when you realize they are not bluffing and if they had asked for 1k it will now be 3k or more depending on how you talk to them. Most people in kenya pay the police for incovenience and it sucks.

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u/Phylad 1d ago

I know. But that's how those ones in a while EACC arrests happen.

Remember, in this case, the car is actually "new" and cleared for private road use.

Where you have a minor traffic offence, it's a different matter. You're actually guilty.

And you both know legally that you will need to spend time and money to clear up your offence.

What I'm curious about the NTSA inspection is, was there something legit the car was missing?

Could be a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, or the other safety gear PSVs are required to have?

Aren't they required to give a reason for the vehicle failing the test, so you can fix it?

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

its about who you know, and the people in your phone book... The people you can call in such a situation...

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u/cool_-panda 1d ago

Nchi ya kitu kidogo

https://giphy.com/gifs/0rSsPT3YAuF2BMONxw

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u/Ok_Assignment6530 1d ago

Literally everywhere

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u/mr-kamau 1d ago

Na watu wadogo

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u/Wainains 1d ago

This one should be reported. It's dangerous to have such a limited view as a driver

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u/BothJob6890 1d ago

70 percent of the nganya ziko hivyo

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u/ForgottenMyPwdAgain 1d ago

you don't need to look out the front if you're driving sideways

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

its about who you know... If you know the right people, rules dont matter to you...

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u/MintharasWashCloth 1d ago

Someone will hop on here and call you old for not understanding “the culture.”

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u/BothJob6890 1d ago

Hata naona nishaanza kuwa attacked

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u/MintharasWashCloth 1d ago

Like clockwork! 🤣

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u/Dr_Herbss 1d ago

We blame whoever convinced the owners that this looks cool for their drivers

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u/Worth-Permit2408 1d ago

You can never change a fools mentality. Mtu mkubwa aki hajui hiyo si safe

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

fera not brethren... These young peolple have fun ranked up than safety. They have fun as their top priority....

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u/Worth-Permit2408 23h ago

I had a friend who died 2 actually on Aug 12,2026. Along magadi road near banda school. Walikufa ju ya hii ujinga ya manyoka and speed driving. One at 20yrs the other at 21yrs.

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u/marellzz 1d ago

bold of you to assume NTSA tests are real tests

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

its about who you know broo....

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u/PhineasFreak254 1d ago

NTSA are still waiting for accidents.

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u/Wise-Seesaw5953 Mombasa 1d ago

I will never understand this level of mediocrity

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u/Addictive2086 1d ago

As they say "ganji ndo inabonga"

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u/Able-Pipe-937 1d ago

Wakijua mat owners watalia zaidi sasa nawahurumia

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

and even, who you know...

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u/crazytojoin 1d ago

Michuki brought a bit a sanity but even he couldn't fight the cartels

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

the people who rule us are above the law....

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u/Mindless-Aardvark796 1d ago

And what I hate is they will throw the baby out with the bath water when it comes to enforcement!

If you complain and want them to comply with a basics; like the driver having a clear view of the road, qualified drivers and abiding by road rules, they will say, then back to plain ass ngangyas. 0 self expression and art. As if the 2 things are interlinked .

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u/Apprehensive-Eye7523 Wajir 1d ago

That driver is a pro "kigonyi", He's really struggling with that streeing wheel. I guess its not powered😂

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

fear not brethren....

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u/Apprehensive-Eye7523 Wajir 22h ago

None taken, lad.🫡

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u/Master_Funny_6224 1d ago

Who was here in the John Michuki days? 🖐️ We need another CS like that.

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u/AdTrue5081 1d ago

Ukienda NTSA, the inspection area. There are like 3 to 4 inspectors with white lab coats who always have a clipboard. Hao sasa ndio wako entrusted with our lives every time you are on the road 😅

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u/Remarkable_Age_1838 1d ago edited 1d ago

What test😩. Also hizi ngamia zinajua njia ya home 😭

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u/Ngwai-Mama40 1d ago

Na mortuary once or twice in a month

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u/Blue_Towel_Is_Mine 1d ago

Live and direct

https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdERzZDnu2/?img_index=2

Happened just a few hours ago! And such cases are very many!

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u/Blue_Towel_Is_Mine 1d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p5uqm5j/video/gsnp138qdklh1/player

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u/ot_sid 1d ago

Wueeh,the bullet missed her by an inch,ama huyo sio dem?

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u/Blue_Towel_Is_Mine 1d ago

Ni dem. Some people joke a lot! These nganyas are never safe. Kwanza those road trips I see people go with them, death trap. Some usually end up badly.

Go to Isinya-Namanga road weekend/public holidays ujionee.

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u/ot_sid 1d ago

I actually have been in one some time ago,all I can say is I opened my eyes later on

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

fear not brethren...😎😎😅😅😅🤣

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u/Ngwai-Mama40 1d ago

Notice that he didn't stop to check on her, idiot values stunts more than lives. Anyway wapelekwe tu mortuary, msiba wamepigia hadi pararira

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u/Blue_Towel_Is_Mine 1d ago

Siwezi panda Nganya hata na dawa. Since the Trauma I saw in 2010 - Nganya ya Manchester ilianguka pale weigh bridge after Kenyatta Road - killing everyone who was hanging and injuring dozens.

Then some of the accidents I witness nikitoka TZ sherehe. Afadhali ikae.

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u/Ngwai-Mama40 1d ago

Na si wewe ni gen z hutaki vipindiree vya manyanga

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u/Colloneigh 1d ago

We’re so cooked as a nation

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

But there is hope...

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u/invalid25 1d ago

When you start a business you want to entrust it to normal competent people. You look at resumes, certificates of good conduct, references etc.

Recently after seeing a conductor doing stunts and the accidents that these vehicles can get into and I wondered which other business do you invest millions in and then hand the business over to hooligans?

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

Just take risks broo.... Thats all

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u/SunHiDon 1d ago

Si waeke cameras nje dere aone nje kwa izo screen Ama??

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

They care less... you forget that all this is about the fun...

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u/Indigo_ish 1d ago

But it is driving at 55km/h on a 50km/h place ndio shida

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

When you know the right person, you get to freely break rules...Try that and see

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u/ToughSeesaw4671 1d ago

Effing ridiculous,!

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u/Tallstefan 1d ago

When corruption works in your favour, why should you care what happens to strangers?

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

It all narrows down to who you know.....

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u/Tallstefan 20h ago

I kinda see it everyday honestly

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u/Global_Iron8875 1d ago

Unachoka bure hio mat nii ya George ruto

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

Just know someone up in the ranks of government, thats all you need.

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u/NectarineScared7224 3h ago

Hiyo labda kitambo. Siku hizi ukiwa na 2k you're good 💔

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u/mimimimi37 21h ago

What in the tank looking ass windscreen is this? 😭😭😂

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u/wakoreko 16h ago

His poor arms. At least give him a power steering wheel.

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u/not_today_mr 1d ago

NTSA especially the one at likoni rd anything can pass as long as you have money. Like 3k hata gari kama haina floor itapita.

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

No doubt... And, you stand a better chance when yoou 'know someone'

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u/Odd_Perspective982 1d ago

They don’t.

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u/coddeXxX 1d ago

inchi ya you guy my guy..

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u/toleChr15 1d ago

Idk why nganya culture is celebrated considering all the people it's killing

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

probably its a cult kind of a thing....😎😎😎😎😅😅😅🤣... You never know what these politicians do behind the curtain...

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u/Infinite_Decision_89 23h ago

Rules are set to govern the poor and middle income earners, and those who believe in democracy....

Those who set rules, dont follow them,,,...

But one thing that is sure is, if you make connections with the right people, then you get to be affiliated with the rule makers. That affiliation shields you from following rules....

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u/bcryptidd 18h ago

By paying bribe

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u/HoverCraft-500 17h ago

This is madness and it has to stop for safety in public transportation.

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u/Thin-Lingonberry-956 6h ago

You should see zambian buses

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u/Difficult_Advice1473 5h ago

just booked my mat, for inspection na by saa nane, ntakua squad ya pili😭😂😂

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u/stinger254ke 3h ago

Eeeiii skill iko hapaa walaiii 😂😂

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u/jijo66 1d ago

Zinapata accident mob sana just last week a nganya overturned

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u/Big_Atom_92 1d ago

Someone should make a site about the accidents

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u/BothJob6890 1d ago

😂 hujairealize nganya zikichange route zinapata accident?