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‘KE’ Plates Roll Out as Kenya Registers More Than 207,000 New Vehicles
Motorists are beginning to spot vehicles bearing the new ‘KE’ registration prefix on Kenyan roads as the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) moves to the next phase of the country’s existing number plate series.
The new plates have attracted attention online, with motorists curious about the combinations being issued and whether they can choose specific registrations such as KEG or KES.
However, NTSA has clarified that there is no official launch of the KE series.
KE marks the next phase of Kenya’s registration series
According to an NTSA official, the plates are being issued through the normal vehicle registration process. The transition follows the exhaustion of available combinations under the previous KD series.
The change is therefore administrative and does not introduce a new vehicle registration system or alter the existing number plate format.
As new vehicle applications are processed, motorists will continue receiving registration numbers from the available KE combinations.
‘KE’ Plates Roll Out as Kenya Registers More Than 207,000 New Vehicles
More than 207,000 vehicles registered in six months
The rollout comes against the backdrop of continued vehicle registration activity across the country.
NTSA data shows that 207,259 new motor vehicles were registered between January and June 2026.
January recorded the highest number of registrations at 37,650, followed by May with 36,299 and March with 35,798. June recorded 35,334 registrations, while April had 34,041. February recorded the lowest figure at 28,137.
Motorcycles accounted for a significant share of the registrations. NTSA recorded 25,421 motorcycles in January, 16,030 in February, 22,439 in March, 22,374 in April, 24,167 in May and 22,696 in June.
Station wagons were the second-most registered category, with 42,808 units registered during the six-month period.
Other vehicles recorded in the data include saloons, pick-ups, lorries, trailers, vans, buses, three-wheelers and wheeled tractors.
For motorists receiving the new KE plates, there is no additional registration procedure to follow. The prefix simply represents the next stage in Kenya’s established vehicle registration sequence as NTSA continues allocating available combinations.
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