The National Transport and Safety Authority on Monday morning kicked off the national crackdown on rogue matatus following an order by CS Kipchumba Murkomen.
The crackdown began in the wee hours of Monday morning even as students proceeded to schools in various parts of the country.
The operation dubbed Road Safety Clinic, required motorists to present their National Identification cards for both drivers and conductors as well as their valid licenses.
"The crew is required to produce a speed limiter certificate for the specific vehicle which they are operating in," NTSA said in the notice.
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The safety clinic seeks to ensure the safety of passengers during these peak seasons considering that students are travelling to schools in various parts of the country.
NTSA has indicated that the multi-agency initiative is free of charge and that no one should be charged for anything.
Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen in April ordered NTSA to initiate a crackdown on the Kenyan roads to restore sanity and save lives.
This followed a tragic accident that killed six students along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
It is then that he instructed NTSA to ensure that all school-going children are allocated seats with functional seatbelts and must be put on at all times as they travel in various parts of the country.
Monday's Safety Clinic also assessed behaviour and attitude change among road users and improved road safety compliance by PSV, commercial vehicles and Boda Boda operators.
"All public service vehicles and commercial vehicles (tare weight of 3049Kgs and above) must operate with functional speed limiters," NTSA noted.
