Since the beginning of july 2012 KRA has not been printing logbooks, the ridiculous reason being that they don't have papers to print the logbooks. The lack of logbooks has really inconvenienced people in the motor vehicle sales business because very few customers will buy a vehicle without a logbook. Who has a clue on when the papers/books for printing logbooks will be available?

And we think we will compete with Rwanda where things are happening so fast. 80% of most cars purchases are financed and no financier will go ahead without copy of logbook its very bad got a car that has a client but i guess her patience has run out

Why go back to Madras who are India based? It is like exporting jobs that we really need around here. This job can be done by local security printers like Kalzmart and Systemedia. I think even the Government Press can do it but you need to wake them up from their sleep given the fact that they are behind the constant shortage of Driving Licenses at KRA. I do not want to mention De La Rue rest someone suggests that I be banned from ever posting here.

This is escapism! Reminds me of the days when Moi used to lay the blame for government ineffectiveness on "watumishi wa serikali"

Obviously, the ultimate responsibility lies with the Registrar. He should have coordinated with the procurement dept to ensure that there is no delay.

Furthermore, I am certain the the Registrar, as the end-user of the books, must have been involved in the procurement process - especially the technical evaluation of the bidders. Thus that story about an incompetent supplier winning the tender falls squarely on the Registrar's desk!

He can't run away from that responsibility!

@chiaroscuro, FYI the Registrar is not employed by KRA hence cannot liaise with procurement. He may be involved in technical evaluations et al but that's as far as his influence can go...the rest is in the docket in Njiraini and his commissioners.

On the point about the piece of paper i have to admit you are absolutely right, just a waste of taxpayers' money.

Get your facts right. The website was referring to Ole Kirgotty who was both the Registrar and Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and consequently drew two salaries from both KRA and MoT.

However the current Registrar Ole Meja is Registrar ONLY and the post of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles was done away with to be replaced with Commissioner for Support Services under whose docket Road Transport Department falls.

Admittedly the website is referring to a non-existence post. You can simply call the listed line and ask for Commissioner for Road Transport and then tell me the response you get...

@Sizzla; The website does NOT say anywhere that the Registrar of Motor Vehicle is not an employee of KRA as you asserted earlier.

It lists that office as one of KRA's departments. Therefore, if there is a shortage of logbooks, taxpayers can only put the blame on the Registrar. Telling us about the procurement processes is neither here nor there. Ultimately, the public face of Motor Vehicle registration is Mr. Meja and he is the one to take responsibility - he should be shown the door for incompetence.

But that is besides the point because i agree that it is incompetent for KRA to run out of logbooks. Unfortunately, the Registrar is just a political appointee and wields little influence over the 'junior' officers in KRA. Sad but true...

Morning, actually even though Registrar of Motor Vehicles is listed as a department, it is actually known as Road Transport Department. And being the informed citizen you are you should be well aware that not all information posted on websites of public institutions is correct. Case in point, i vaguely remember when the City Hall website indicated a different mayor for years....

Anyway, we all know that its quite rare for Kenyans to turn down lucrative jobs even if their powers are significantly 'trimmed'. In fact the current Registrar occupies the TLB chairman's office since the KRA management deemed it fit to give the old office to another Commissioner rather than an 'outsider'. Just goes to show how petty government officers can be...

Lastly, i mean "political appointee" because the current Registrar was actually handpicked by Kimunya from his previous job at Equity. There was no job advert placed in the dailies nor were there any interviews conducted.