Taxpayers to pay Sh7m over NTSA wranglesA court case filed by a sacked National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) director has revealed deep rot at the agency. Documents show that Transport Principal Secretary John Mosonik wrote to NTSA Director General Meja Mwangi that there were complaints that enforcement officers were involved in a racket of corrupt activities. SEE ALSO :Matiang'i: Brace yourselves for crackdownThe letter, filed in court proceedings, read that NTSA officers were demanding bribes from operators whose vehicles were impounded during random checks. The NTSA boss was also required to give a report on what measures the would take to end complaints received by the ministry on NTSA officers and how they carried out the alcoblow tests and crackdowns. On the allegation of receiving or demanding money from suspended Saccos, Munyao stated the allegations were baseless in view of suspended operators on account of various reasons.

Source: Standard Digital January 11, 2019 21:00 UTC