The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced the suspension of the operating license for Super Metro Limited.
NTSA says the decision is to ensure the public service vehicles company is compliant with road safety measures.
The suspension is effective March 20, 2025.
“This is to notify the Public that the Authority has suspended Super Metro Limited’s operator license until the Company fully complies with the Public Service Vehicles Regulations, 2014 and other set conditions," NTSA said in a statement.
“The decision was necessitated by the need to ensure the Company is not only compliant but that it has put in place safety measures to protect the lives of its passengers and other road users."
NTSA alleges that the suspension follows various violations by the operator, including expired inspection certificates and road service licences, expired speed limiter certificates, lack of speed limiter records and vendor details among others.
The authority further claimed that some driver credentials did not meet the required qualifications as well as violation of the Operation of Public Service Vehicle regulations.
The authority also gave conditions that Super Metro must meet to have the operating license reinstated.
The conditions include presenting 294 vehicles with various violations to the respective speed limiter vendors for compliance checks.
“The Company must present 294 vehicles with violations for compliance inspection at Likoni Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre and obtain compliance reports for all the vehicles. Present 42 drivers, out of the 109 drivers with speed violations, for a retest at the Likoni Driver Test Centre," NTSA stated in the statement.
The authority noted that 64 of the Company’s drivers failed a retest on March 10, 2025, and this led to the suspension of their respective driving licences.
The authority stated that Super Metro must immediately disengage unqualified drivers for the safety of all road users and present signed contracts for their drivers and other staff.
“The Company must conduct Road Safety Sensitization for ALL its drivers and submit to the Authority the sensitization report, photos, minutes of the session and the attendance register. The exercise shall be facilitated by NTSA officers," NTSA said.
“The Authority shall conduct a Compliance Audit on the Company.”
