Switch to the smart driving licence (from the old red licence)
National Transport and Safety Authority · sources read 30 Sep 2026
Apply for the smart driving licence on the NTSA Service Portal with your eCitizen login and pay KSh 3,050. When the SMS comes, collect the card at your Huduma Centre or NTSA office; it takes about 5 working days.
- Fee
- KSh 3,050Smart driving licence application
- How long
- 5 working days
- Where
- Online on the NTSA Service Portal (eCitizen login); collect the card at a Huduma Centre or NTSA office
Steps
- Log in to eCitizen and open the NTSA Service Portal (New).
- Choose Apply for Smart Driving License, fill in the form, tick the declaration box and submit.
- Pay KSh 3,050.
- Wait for the SMS, then collect your smart DL at the Huduma Centre or NTSA office.
Watch out
- No SMS or can't find your card? Use NTSA's Uncollected Smart DL and Number Plate service to check its status with your ID number.
- If the smart DL is later lost, damaged or your name changes, you apply for a duplicate, not a new one.
Official sources (4)
- Application for a Smart Driving Licence ntsa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Duplicate Smart Driving Licence ntsa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- NTSA FAQs ntsa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- NTSA Service Portal serviceportal.ntsa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026