Nairobi, Dec. 11 -- The government is planning to hand over the modernisation of the country's driving licence system to a private investor after years of underperformance by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).

This is after the NTSA missed the target for issuance of chip-based driving licences (DLs) for the second time in three years, blaming the underperformance on motorists' growing preference for electronic (system-generated certifications) driving licences.

The State Department for Transport says it is now considering transitioning the underperforming smart driving licence project to a public-private partnership (PPP).

NTSA has issued less than half of the targeted five million smart driving licence cards in eight ...