The government has been asked to launch investigations into a scandal involving issuance of fake vehicle inspection stickers among other irregularities that have been blamed for the rise in road accidents.

Road Safety Association of Kenya officials raised the red flag over public service vehicles (PSVs) that get the stickers without being inspected.

This, they said, are some of the malpractices that should be investigated by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations following the recent suspension of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Director General George Njao.

Addressing the press in Ruiru, Kiambu, association chairman David Kiarie (pictured seated) called on the new NTSA board to embark on a probe into irregularities that they attributed to the rise in road fatalities.

Speed Governors and Road Safety Association chairman Edward Gitonga Kiarie told Njao to keep off NTSA activities pending the probe.

He also called for resumption of the old Transport Integrated Management System (TIMS) claiming that the new one wasn’t serving its purpose.

Kiarie asked the relevant agencies to probe how Sh65 million from the World Bank was used to acquire speed limiters that, he claimed, dislodge local suppliers.

On the issuance of new vehicle number plates, the officials said the exercise should not be rushed as it could be abused by cartels.