NTSA sounds alarm over deadly tampering with vehicle speed limiters
By Cy Muganda, December 21, 2025The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has raised the alarm over the illegal tampering of vehicle speed limiters, warning that the practice endangers lives and undermines road safety efforts in Kenya.
In a post on its X account on Sunday, December 21, 2025, NTSA highlighted the dangers posed by tampering with speed limiters, describing it as a reckless act that compromises passengers, drivers, pedestrians, and other road users.
“Tampering with speed limiters is illegal. It undermines government and stakeholder efforts to enhance road safety, and directly compromises the lives of passengers, pedestrians, drivers, and other road users,” the agency stated.
Rising road carnage
The transport authority linked the reckless practice to the increasing number of road accidents and deaths across the country.
NTSA noted that the tampering with speed limiters directly contradicts ongoing efforts by both government agencies and road safety stakeholders to reduce accidents on Kenyan roads.
“This reckless practice contributes to the rising road carnage,” NTSA stated.
Road safety advisory
The warning comes a day after NTSA renewed its appeal to motorists to exercise discipline on the roads amid rising fatal accidents during the festive season.
In a statement on Saturday, December 20, 2025, the authority noted that lane indiscipline and careless overtaking remain leading causes of deadly head-on collisions.
”Keep left at all times, unless carefully overtaking. Lane indiscipline, careless or dangerous overtaking, is one of the leading causes of head-on collisions and fatalities on our roads. Head-on collisions are among the most devastating crashes, often resulting in severe injuries or loss of life due to the impact,” NTSA emphasised.
The Authority further shared protective measures for drivers and other road users to reduce the accident rates and loss of life.
”To protect yourself and other road users: always stay in the left lane and maintain lane discipline. Check for oncoming traffic and blind spots before carefully overtaking. Never overtake on curves or where visibility is limited. Signal clearly to other drivers, overtake safely, and return promptly to the left lane,” NTSA added.