The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has provided a list of main traffic offences in Kenya that are likely to attract an instant fine of up to Ksh 10,000.
In the list shared by NTSA, the lowest fine for a traffic offence is Ksh 500 for a pedestrian who wilfully obstructs free passage of vehicles, failure to wear a seat belt while the vehicle is in motion and failure of the vehicle to carry reflective warning signs (lifesavers).
Which traffic offences in Kenya attract a fine of Ksh 10,000
The highest fine for a traffic offence in Kenya, according to the list provided by NTSA, is Ksh 10,000.
There are at least seven offences that can attract the highest fine, including failure to fit a prescribed speed governor in PSV and Commercial Vehicle.
Others are:
- Driving without identification plates affixed or plates not fixed in the prescribed manner
- Driving a vehicle without a valid inspection certificate
- Exceeding the speed limit prescribed for the class of vehicle (graduated)
- Exceeding the speed limit of 50 kph or as prescribed by a traffic sign (graduated)
- Causing obstruction by allowing a vehicle to remain in an obstructing position
- Owner or operator of a PSV employing an unlicensed PSV driver or conductor
Traffic offences in Kenya with a fine of Ksh 5,000
- Driving a PSV while being unqualified
- Driving on or through a pavement or pedestrian walkway
- Failure to stop when required by a police officer in uniform
- Driving a vehicle on a footpath
- An unlicensed person driving or acting as a conductor of a PSV
NTSA also listed several other traffic offences that can attract upto Ksh 3,000 fine, with some as low as Ksh 1,000.
They include travelling with part of the body outside a moving vehicle (Ksh 1,000), passenger alighting or boarding at unauthorized bus stop or terminal (Ksh 1,000), PSV driver picking up or setting down passengers at unauthorized place (Ksh 3,000), and driver using a mobile phone while the vehicle is in motion, an offence that attracts Ksh 2,000.
Which are traffic offences with a Ksh 3,000 fine in Kenya?
- Driving or operating a PSV with tinted windows or a windscreen
- PSV driver letting unauthorized person drive the vehicle
- Person not designated driver driving a PSV
- Touters
- Failure to refund fare paid for an incomplete journey
- Failure to display reflective triangles or lifesavers when the vehicle remains on the road
- Failure to conform to the indications given by any traffic sign
- Failure to obey directions given by a police officer in uniform
- Driving without a valid driving license endorsement for the vehicle class
