The Motorists Association of Kenya is pushing back hard. The group, known as MAK, has come out firmly against plans by government agencies to charge vehicle owners for converting their physical logbooks into electronic ones, calling the fees "unjustified and unreasonable."
MAK is not mincing words about what they believe is really going on here. The association says the conversion charges amount to backdoor taxation, a quiet way of squeezing more money out of everyday motorists without calling it what it is.
The National Transport and Safety Authority, which oversees vehicle documentation in Kenya, sits at the center of this dispute. The e-logbook system was introduced as a modernization effort, but the association argues that burdening owners with conversion costs was never part of the deal.
This is one to watch. With vehicle owners already navigating rising fuel prices and a tough economic climate, the pushback from MAK signals that Kenyan motorists are in no mood to absorb new costs quietly.
Originally published by AllAfrica.