Did you know the Kenyan number plating system is borrowed from the British one and that the earliest plates were such that each town; Mombasa, Nakuru, Nairobi, Kisumu, had their own numbers? Well, today’s plates are reflective yellow and white in black lettering, but the first generation plates were black with silver lettering for the front. READ ALSO: Meet Fred Koinange, the first Kenyan to open a petrol stationDid you know plates were sold by private firms until June 1974 when the government began manufacturing them for control of issuance and standardisation of colour, design and size? This regional numbering ended in 1979 when the serialised plates for all cars were introduced. The first generation plates ended with KZZ 999 in 1989 when KAA 001A started the second generation series that ended in 2007 with KAZ 999Z.

Source: Standard Digital September 24, 2020 09:06 UTC