Government suspends proposed vehicles ban
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04/10/2011 20:46:00 by
HAHARE – Government has suspended the proposed ban on the importation of
second hand vehicles of more than five years till further notice.
The Minister of Transport, Communication and Infrastructural Development,
Nicholas Goche said after wide consultations, the proposed ban on the
importation of second hand vehicles has been suspended until the economy has
fully recovered.
“We have been persuaded to suspend this aspect of the Statutory Instrument.
So the proposed ban on the importation of vehicles that are five years old
and above, that has been suspended,” said Goche.
Statutory Instrument 154 of 2010 had also proposed the ban on left hand
driven vehicles on the country’s roads.
Goche said with effect from the first of November this year, there will be
restriction on the importation of these vehicles but those already in the
country will be allowed to be on the roads up to the end of their lifespan.
“The ban on the importation of left hand vehicles will remain, but we have
made a concession that those vehicles already in the country will remain on
the roads,” Minister Goche added.
Minister Goche said the Statutory Instrument was put in place in
anticipation that the economy would have improved and banks will be offering
loans to individuals and companies.
However, there has been little economic expansion and government saw it fit
to suspend the ban until the economy is fully functional.