Major General Kon John Akot, Director of the national Traffic Police. (Photo: Courtesy).

The Ministry of Interior has cancelled the order by the Director of Traffic Police reducing the drivers’ license validity period from five years to only one year for nationals and six months for foreigners.

The order issued by the office of the Inspector General of Police on Tuesday came following a meeting between officials from the parliament and the Interior Ministry over John Akot’s unilateral decision to amend changes in the issuance of drivers’ license last Friday.

The move sparked a public outcry with prominent human rights activists, Edmund Yakani and Godfrey Victor Bulen rejecting the changes, citing it a violation of the traffic law and constitutional provision.

In a statement yesterday, the spokesperson of the National Police Service Colonel John Kasara urged the relevant agencies to adhere to the directive reinstating the previous driving license validity period and the licensing fees.