Nicco Movers Gets Court Reprieve After PSV Licence Suspension Over Fatal Crashes

Nicco Movers Limited has secured temporary relief from the High Court after challenging the suspension of its PSV Operator’s Licence, a decision that had effectively brought its fleet of more than 100 commercial vehicles to a standstill.

Milimani High Court Judge Janet Mulwa on September 2, 2026, certified the company’s application as urgent and issued interim orders staying the execution of the Tribunal’s judgment and orders.

A photo of Nicco movers together with their legal counsel during a press briefing on September 2,2026 outside Milimani law courts/Screengrab.

Nicco Movers moved to the High Court after the Tribunal, in a judgment delivered on August 31, 2026, suspended its PSV Operator’s Licence with immediate effect.

The company is challenging the decision, arguing that the suspension was based on an erroneous finding that it had failed to comply with regulatory requirements.

Nicco Movers maintains that it had met the requirements and possessed valid compliance certificates and other documents demonstrating compliance.

The case stems from two fatal incidents involving vehicles operating under the company's licence.

The first occurred on January 11, 2026, when a Nicco Movers vehicle, registration KDG 655D, was involved in a crash along Thika Superhighway near Kenyatta University/Kahawa Sukari where a pedestrian was knocked down and died.

The second incident happened on June 5, 2026, along Thika Superhighway near Muthaiga.

The Tribunal heard that Eugene Mutuku, a Kenya Medical Training College student, fell from Nicco Movers vehicle KDV 713J, an Isuzu NQR81M licensed to carry 33 passengers.

Eugene's mother, Jacinta Nzilani Mutuku, was later joined in the case as an interested party and opposed the company's appeal.

According to the Tribunal's judgment, Nicco Movers' position was that the passenger jumped from the moving vehicle, while the interested party's case was that the conductor had ejected him from the vehicle.

According to the Tribunal's judgment, 30 vehicles were recorded operating above the prescribed 80km/h speed limit.

Three vehicles were also found to have expired inspection certificates.

NTSA subsequently required Nicco Movers to provide information concerning the drivers and conductor linked to the fatal incidents, reports on the crashes and details relating to the vehicles implicated in the alleged violations.

In its application however before the High Court, Nicco Movers argues that the immediate suspension has severely disrupted its operations and cut off its main source of revenue.

Chief Executive Officer Gitau Mugo claims the company was continuing to suffer financial losses for every day the suspension remained in place.

“The continued suspension of the Appellant’s Licence is occasioning the Appellant substantial and escalating financial losses on a daily basis,the documents read.

The company also argues that the Tribunal failed to properly consider documents it had presented to demonstrate compliance with the applicable regulatory requirements.

Through its lawyers, Danstan Omari & Associates Advocates, Nicco Movers is seeking to have the Tribunal's August 31 judgment set aside.

For now, the High Court has granted the company temporary protection by staying execution of the decision.

The stay will remain in force until September 22, when the parties are expected to return to court for further directions.