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Faith Wanjiku

Government Portal Specialist
Nakuru (Kenyatta Ave) Sep 02, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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NTSA TIMS Portal: 3-Year Smart Driving Licence Renewal OTP SMS not arriving on Safaricom

Trying to submit an application for 3-Year Smart DL on TIMS. When clicking 'Send Security Code', the prompt timer counts down 120 seconds but no SMS OTP arrives on the customer's Safaricom number. Customer has tried 5 times and account got locked with 'Too Many Attempts'.
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Mwangi wa Cyber Master Cyber Operator
3 hours ago
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Check if the customer has Safaricom DND (Promotional SMS Blocker) enabled. 90% of missing government OTPs are caused by Safaricom PRSP blocking shortcodes:

1. On customer's phone, dial `*456*9*5#` > Select **'Activate All Promotional Messages'**.
2. Alternatively send SMS `START` to `206206`.
3. Wait 3 minutes, then log into TIMS using Incognito Window.
4. Click Resend OTP — SMS code arrives within 3 seconds!
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