Kenya has announced it will start looking into how it tests people’s ability to drive following a BBC Africa Eye investigation that exposed corruption by driving school employees.

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) says it will explore measures to automate and standardise testing for drivers in the country.

“The automation of the process will ensure the driver tests are efficient and effective,” the NTSA said in a statement, adding that the reduction in human interaction would improve the quality of testing.

The BBC’s exposé saw employees who, for a fixed fee, allowed inexperienced drivers to get behind the wheel without ever having to take a driving test.

Between 2020 and 2021, deaths on Kenyan roads rose by 20%.

Source: BBC