Instant Fines For Minor Traffic violations In Kenya
This article is about instant fines for minor traffic violations in Kenya. Interior Affairs Cabinet Secretary announced that drivers will be fined immediately for minor traffic violations to enforce the law.
The 37-hour ticket launched on September 23, 2016 are being rolled out on the Kenyan roads.
Instant Fines For Minor Traffic Offences In Kenya
| Traffic Offence | Instant Fine | |
| 1 | Driving without identification plates affixed or plates not fixed in the prescribed manner. | Ksh 10,000 |
| 2 | Driving a vehicle without a valid inspection certificate inspected. | Ksh 10,000 |
| 3 | Driving without a valid driving license endorsement in respect of the class of vehicle. | Ksh 3,000 |
| 4 | Failure to renew a driving License. | Ksh 1,000 |
| 5 | Driving a PSV while being unqualified | Ksh 5,000 |
| 6 | Failing to carry and produce a driving license on demand. | Ksh 1,000 |
| 7 | Exceeding speed limit prescribed for class of vehicle | By 1-5 kph – WarningBy 6-10 kph – Ksh 500By 11 -15 kph – Ksh 3,000By 16-20 kph – 10,000 |
| 8 | Exceeding speed limit of 50 kph or as prescribed by a traffic sign. | By 1-5 kph – WarningBy 6-10 kph – Ksh 500By 11 -15 kph – Ksh 3,000By 16-20 kph – 10,000 |
| 9 | Driving on or through a pavement or a pedestrian walkway. | Ksh 5,000 |
| 10 | Failure of a driver to obey any directions given, whether verbally or by signal, by a police officer in uniform, in the execution of their duty. | Ksh 3,000 |
| 11 | Failure of a driver to conform to the indications given by any traffic sign. | Ksh 3,000 |
| 12 | Failure of a driver to stop when required to do so by a police officer in uniform. | Ksh 5,000 |
| 13 | Causing obstruction by allowing a vehicle to remain in any position on the road so as to obstructing or causing inconvenience or to other traffic using the road. | Ksh 10,000 |
| 14 | Failure to display reflective triangles or lifesavers in cases where any part of the vehicle remains on the road in a position so as to obstructing or causing obstruction | Ksh 3,000 |
| 15 | Driver of motor cycle carrying more than one pillion passenger. | Ksh 1,000 |
| 16 | Driving a vehicle on a footpath. | Ksh 5,000 |
| 17 | Pedestrian wilfully obstructing the free passage of vehicles | Ksh 500 |
| 18 | Unlicensed person driving or acting as a conductor of a PSV. | Ksh 5,000 |
| 19 | Owner or operator of PSV employing an unlicensed PSV driver or conductor. | Ksh 10,000 |
| 20 | Touting. | Ksh 3,000 |
| 21 | Failure of a PSV driver or conductor to wear special badge and uniform. | Ksh 2,000 |
| 22 | Motorcycle rider riding without protective gear. | Ksh 1,000 |
| 23 | Motorcycle passenger riding without protective gear | Ksh 1,000 |
| 24 | Person who while not being the designated driver of a PSV drives the vehicle. | Ksh 3,000 |
| 25 | The driver of a PSV who lets an unauthorized person to drive. | Ksh 3,000 |
| 26 | Learner failing to exhibit “L” plates on the front and rear of the motor vehicle. | Ksh 1,000 |
| 27 | Failure by owner of vehicle to have seat belts in motor vehicle | Ksh 1,000 for every seat that is not fitted or, is not of the proper standard or specification. |
| 28 | Failure to wear seat belt while motor vehicle is in motion. | Ksh 500 |
| 29 | Failure of a conductor of PSV to keep seat belts in a clean, dry and generally wearable condition. | Ksh 500 |
| 30 | Failure of a vehicle to carry reflective/warning signs (lifesavers). | Ksh 2,000 |
| 31 | Failure to fit prescribed speed governor in PSV and Commercial Vehicle. | Ksh 10,000 |
| 32 | Driving or operating a PSV with tinted windows or windscreen. | Ksh 3,000 |
| 33 | Failure of a PSV to carry functional fire extinguishers and fire kits | Ksh 3,000 |
| 34 | Driver using a mobile phone while vehicle is in motion. | Ksh 2,000 |
| 35 | The driver of a motor omnibus or matatu picking or setting down passengers in a place that is not authorized as a bus stop or terminal. | Ksh 3,000 |
| 36 | A passenger alighting or boarding any omnibus or matatu at a place which is not authorized as a bus stop or terminal. | Ksh 1,000 |
| 37 | Travelling with part of the body outside moving vehicle. | Ksh 1,000 |
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