List: Instant fines for minor traffic offences in Kenya

The Government on Wednesday ordered traffic offenders pay instant fines for minor offences, a directive that takes effect within the next 30 days.

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Below is a list of some of the offences and subsequent penalties as per the Kenya Gazette Supplement No.165:

• Driving without identification plates affixed or plates not fixed in the prescribed manner Ksh.10,000
• Driver using a mobile phone while vehicle is in motion Ksh.2000
• Passenger alighting at an unauthorised bus stop Ksh.1000
• Driver picking up passenger at an unauthorised bus stop Ksh.3000
• Failure to carry fire extinguisher and fire kits Ksh.2000
• Driving a vehicle without valid inspection certificate Ksh.10,000
• Driving without a valid drivers endorsement in respect of the class of the vehicle Ksh.3000
• Failure to renew drivers license Ksh.1000
• Driving a PSV while being unqualified Ksh.5000
• Failure to carry and produce drivers license on demand Ksh.1000
• Exceeding speed limit Ksh.500-10,000 (depending on the Kph warning)
• Driving through a pavement or pedestrian walkway Ksh.5000
• Failure by driver to obey instructions given by a police officer in uniform verbally or by signal Ksh.3000
• Failure to stop when required to do so by a police officer in uniform Ksh.5000
• Causing obstruction by allowing vehicle to remain in any position on the road inconveniencing other motorists Ksh.10,000
• Driver of a motorcycle carrying more than one passenger Ksh.1000