By Buddy O.
If you are a motorist chances that you’ve been flagged down by a traffic police officer are very high for either overspending or committing some other form of offence. This writer has listed all the offences and updated penalties as per rules made by the Cabinet Secretary of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development.
Table of traffic offences, penalties and the section
| NO. | NATURE OF OFFENCE | PENALTY | SECTION |
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Driving without identification plates affixed or plates not affixed or plates not fixed in the prescribed manner | 10,000 | 12(1) and 14 rule 7 of |
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Driving a vehicle without a valid inspection certificate inspected | 10,000 | 16(2) and 17A (3) |
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Driving without a valid driving endorsement in respect of the class of vehicle | 3,000 | 30(1) and (7) |
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Failure to renew a driving licence | 1,000 | 30(4) and (7) |
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Driving a PSV while being unqualified | 5,000 | 33(1)(c) and 41 |
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Failing to carry and produce a driving license on demand | 1,000 | 36(1) and (3) |
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Exceeding speed limit prescribed for class of vehicle | By 1-5 Kph -warning By 6-10 kph – 500 By 11-15 kph – 3,000 By 16-20 kph – 10,000 |
42(3),(4) and 43(1) |
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Exceeding speed limit of 50 kph or as prescribed by a traffic sign | By 1-5 kph – warning By 6-10 kph – 500 By 11-15 kph – 3,000 By 16-20 kph – 10,00 |
42(3),(4) and 43(1) |
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Driving on or through a pavement or a pedestrian walkway | 5,000 | 45A(1) and (2) |
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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 | 3,000 | 52(l)(a) and (2) |
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Failure of a driver to conform to the indications given by any traffic sign. | 3,000 | 52(l)(b) and (2) |
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Failure of a driver to stop when required to do so by a police officer in uniform. | 5,000 | 52(1)(c) and (2) |
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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. | 10,000 | 53(l) and 67 |
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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 | 3,000 | 53(3) and (4) |
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Driver of motorcycle carrying more than one pillion passenger | 1,000 | 60(l) and (2) |
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Driving a vehicle on a footpath | 5,000 | 90(2)(a) and94 |
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Pedestrian willfully obstructing the free passage of vehicles | 500 | 90(2)(c) and 94 |
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Unlicensed person driving or acting as a conductor of a PSV. | 5,000 | 98(1) and 104 |
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Owner or operator of PSV employing an unlicensed PSV driver or conductor. | 10,000 | 98(1) and 104 |
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Failure to refund fare paid for incomplete portion of journey for which full fare has been paid | 3,000 | 101(2) |
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Touting | 3,000 | 103(l) and (2) |
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Failure of a PSV driver or conductor to wear special badge and uniform. | 2,000 | l03A(l) and (7) |
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Motorcycle rider riding without protective gear. | 1,000 | l03B(l) and (7) |
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Motorcycle passenger riding without protective gear. | 1,000 | l03B(l) and (7) |
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Person who while not being the designated driver of a PSV drives the vehicle. | 3,000 | 103C(l) and (3) |
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The driver of a PSV who lets an unauthorized person to drive | 3,000 | l03C(2) and (3) |
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Learner failing to exhibit “L” plates on the front and rear of the motor vehicle. | 1,000 | Rule 12(1)(b) |
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Failure by owner of vehicle to have seat belts in motor vehicle as prescribed in Rule 224(l) | 1,000 for every seat that is not fitted or, is not of the proper standard or specification | Rule 22A(1) and (2) |
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Failure to wear seat belt while motor vehicle is in motion. | 500 | Rule 22A(3) and (4) |
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Failure of a conductor of PSV to keep seat belts in a clean, dry and generally wearable condition | 500 | Rule 22A(5) and (6) |
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Failure of a vehicle to carry reflective/warning signs (lifesavers) | 2,000 | Rule 25 |
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Failure to fit prescribed speed governor in PSV and Commercial Vehicle | 10,000 | Rule 41A |
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Driving or operating a PSV with tinted windows or windscreen | 3,000 | Rule 54A |
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Failure of a PSV to carry functional fire extinguishers and fire kits | 2,000 | Rule 56(1) and (2) |
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Driver using a mobile phone while vehicle is in motion | 2,000 | Rule 59A(1) |
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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 | 3,000 | Rule 65(f) and 69 |
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A passenger alighting or boarding any omnibus or matatu at a place which is not authorized as a bus stop or terminal | 1,000 | Rule 66(1)(x) and 69 |
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Travelling with part of the body outside moving vehicle | 1,000 | Rule 80 |
