CN Quick Facts

• Model: Toyota Hilux, ninth generation

• Distributor: CFAO Mobility Kenya

• Launch: Nairobi, 29 October 2026 ("New Shujaa" campaign)

• Assembly: Locally assembled in Kenya

• Body and engine: Double cab, 2.8-litre turbo diesel, six-speed automatic

• Power and torque: 150kW and 500Nm (company figures)

• Price (Mid): Sh7.87 million

• Price (High): Sh10.84 million

• Towing: 3,500kg with a braked trailer (company figure)

• Fuel economy: 12km per litre claimed, 80-litre tank

• Warranty: Five years or 150,000km, whichever comes first

• Coming in 2027: 2.4-litre and single-cab versions (no date or prices yet)

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• Campaign: Msimu Bila Ajali, Usalama Barabarani

• Issued by: NTSA Communication Office, Monday, 26th October 2026

• Run with: Law enforcement agencies

• What it covers: Sensitisation of drivers and passengers, plus day and night safety checks along major transport corridors

• Why night checks: NTSA says evening and late-night hours are statistically the deadliest periods on Kenyan roads

• Checks include: Speed detection, speed limiter functionality, operator documents, vehicle capacity, driver documents, seatbelt use and breathalyser screening

• Speed fine alerts: Sent only through the SMS ID "NTSA"

• Speed limiter portal: irsmowners.ntsa.go.ke

• Latest enforcement update: Thirteen vehicles detained during an inter-agency check on the Southern Bypass, according to NTSA on X

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• Project: East Africa Refinery, Lamu

• Groundbreaking: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

• Capacity: 700,000 barrels per day, larger than Dangote's 650,000 bpd Lagos refinery

• Cost: About Ksh2 trillion (roughly $16 billion), financed roughly 70% debt / 30% equity

• Site: Magogoni, within the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) corridor

• Construction timeline: About 40 months

• Commissioning target: Around 2030

• Immediate effect on pump prices: None
  
  

Aliko Dangote and President Ruto led a groundbreaking for the $16 billion Lamu refinery on 30th September 2026. Here's what it means, and doesn't yet mean, for Kenyan motorists.

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• NTSA transitions to the new ‘KE’ registration series (starting with ‘KEA’).

• The available combinations under the previous ‘KD’ series (KDZ 999Z) have been progressively exhausted.

• It impacts buyers of newly imported or locally assembled vehicles and ownership transfers.

• Price: Standard digital reflective plates fee remains KSh 3,050 via eCitizen.

• Plate Specifications: Advanced digital reflective plates featuring FE-Schrift font, microchip technology, anti-counterfeit holograms, and the Kenyan flag.
  
  

NTSA Moves to the New KE Number Plate Series

Motorists across the country have started noticing something different on newly registered vehicles: number plates beginning with "KE" instead of the familiar "KD." The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has officially begun issuing the new ‘KE’ vehicle registration series, debuting with the KEA 001A combination.

The shift has generated a lot of buzz online, with motorists speculating about when combinations such as KEA, KEG, and KES will become available. NTSA has responded to these posts, informing the public that these combinations will be available in due time.

This transition comes after the complete exhaustion of the ‘KD’ series, which concluded with the KDZ 999Z sequence. The ‘KE’ prefix is being issued through the routine vehicle registration pipeline on the NTSA service portal via eCitizen. Motorists registering newly acquired vehicles or completing ownership transfers will now automatically receive the new ‘KE’ sequence plates.

NTSA has clarified that the introduction of ‘KE’ is simply a numerical progression within Kenya’s sequential national database and does not alter registration requirements or signal a new enforcement regime.


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