Tribunal orders Super Metro to sack 269 drivers

Transport Licensing Appeals Board Tribunal has ordered Super Metro to sack 269 drivers.

The decision stems from a hearing involving the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and Supermetro Sacco Limited.

“It is ordered that the appellant (Super Metro) shall immediately disengage 269 drivers as per the list marked ‘SPM7' annexed to the respondent (NTSA) replying affidavit sworn on April 10, 225,” the order reads.

In addition to the mass dismissal, Sacco must submit 31 vehicles with identified compliance issues for inspection at the Likoni Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre.

The Sacco will then be required to submit compliance reports to the NTSA Directorate of Safety.

The ruling also requires 42 vehicles with speeding violations to be retested at the Likoni Driver Test Centre.

“The appellant shall immediately deliver eight identified vehicles with various violations related to speed limiters for compliance check at the Likoni Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre,” the orders added.

Further, Super Metro has been directed to immediately furnish the minutes and the attendance list of the Road Safety Sensitization of all its drivers to the NTSA Director of Safety.

The tribunal also reinstated the NTSA’s directive for the Sacco to cease operations, pending further orders upon confirmation of compliance with the terms of the orders.

The matter will be mentioned on April 17, 2025, to confirm compliance and issuance of further directions.

The orders come barely a day after Super Metro announced that it will suspend its services for three days.

The Sacco said it has achieved 90 per cent compliance with the directives issued by the NTSA and the Transport Licensing Appeals Board (TLAB).

On March 20, Super Metro operations were suspended to ensure the company is compliant with road safety measures.

However, days later, the tribunal temporarily lifted the suspension, allowing the fleet of buses to resume normal operations.