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Traffic Act
Traffic rules minor offences 2016
Rule 12(1)(b)
Offence: Learner driving without “L” plates on the front and rear.
Fine: KES 1,000
Rule 130C(1) and (3)
Offence: Individuals driving a PSV vehicle without being the designated driver.
Fine: KES 5,000
Rule 22A(1) and (2)
Offence: Failure by the owner of the vehicle to have seat belts in the motor vehicle.
Fine: KES 1,000 per seat
Rule 22A(5) and (6)
Offence: PSV conductor’s failure to keep seat belts in a clean, dry and generally wearable condition.
Fine: KES 500
Rule 25
Offence: Failure of a vehicle to carry warning signs (lifesavers).
Fine: KES 2,000
Rule 41A
Offence: Failure to fit the prescribed speed governor in PSV and Commercial Vehicles.
Fine: KES 10,000
Rule 54A
Offence: A person driving or operating a PSV with tinted windows or windscreen.
Fine: KES 2,000
Rule 56(1), (2)
Offence: Failure of a PSV to carry functional re extinguishers and re kits.
Fine: KES 2,000
Rule 59A(1)
Offence: Driver using a mobile phone while the vehicle is in motion.
Fine: KES 2,000
Rule 65(f) and 72
Offence: 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.
Fine: KES 3,000
Rule 68(1)(x) and 72
Offence: A passenger alighting or boarding any omnibus or matatu at a place which is not authorized as a bus stop or terminal.
Fine: KES 1,000
Rule 80
Offence: Travelling with part of the body outside a moving vehicle.
Fine: KES 1,000
Section 101(2)
Offence: Failure of the conductor to refund the fare for the incomplete portion of the journey for which full fare has been paid.
Fine: KES 5,000
Section 103(1) and (2)
Offence: Touting
Fine: KES 3,000
Section 103A(1) and (7)
Offence: Failure of a PSV driver or conductor to wear the special badge and uniform.
Fine: KES 2,000
Section 103B(1) and (7)
Offence: Motorcycle rider riding without protective gear.
Fine: KES 1,000
Section 103B(1) and (7)
Offence: Motorcycle passenger riding without protective gear.
Fine: KES 1,000
Section 12(1) and 14 Rule 7 of Traffic Rules
Offence: Driving without identification plates or plates not fixed in the prescribed manner.
Fine: KES 10,000
Section 130C (1) and (3)
Offence: The driver of a PSV driver who lets an unauthorized person drive.
Fine: KES 5,000
Section 16(2) and 17A(3)
Offence: Driving a vehicle without a valid inspection certificate inspected.
Fine: KES 10,000
Section 22A(3) and (4)
Offence: Failure to wear a seat belt while the motor vehicle is in motion.
Fine: KES 500
Section 30(1) and (7)
Offence: Driving without a valid driving license endorsement in respect of the class of vehicle.
Fine: KES 7,000
Section 30(4) and 41
Offence: Failure to renew a driving license.
Fine: KES 1,000
Section 33(c) and 41
Offence: Driving a PSV while unqualified.
Fine: KES 7,000
Section 36(1) and (3)
Offence: Failing to carry and produce a driving license on demand.
Fine: KES 1,000
Section 42(1)
Offence:
– Exceeding speed limit prescribed for the class of vehicle by 1 – 5 Kph
– Exceeding speed limit prescribed for the class of vehicle by 6 – 10 Kph
– Exceeding speed limit prescribed for the class of vehicle by 11 – 15 Kph
– Exceeding speed limit prescribed for the class of vehicle by 16 – 20 Kph
Fine: KES 2,000
– Kshs 500
– Kshs 3,000
– Kshs 6,000
– Kshs 10,000
Section 45A(1) and (2)
Offence: Driving on or through pavement or a pedestrian walkway.
Fine: KES 5,000
Section 52(1)(a) and 52(2)
Offence: 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.
Fine: KES 3,000
Section 52(1)(b) and (2)
Offence: Failure of a driver to conform to the indications given by any traffic sign.
Fine: KES 3,000
Section 52(1)(c) and (2)
Offence: Failure of a driver to stop when required to do so by a police officer in uniform.
Fine: KES 5,000
Section 53(1) and 67
Offence: Causing obstruction by allowing a vehicle to remain in any position on the road so as to obstruct or cause inconvenience or to other motorists using the road.
Fine: KES 10,000
Section 53(3) and (4)
Offence: 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 obstruct or cause obstruction.
Fine: KES 3,000
Section 60(1) and 60(2)
Offence: Driver of a motorcycle carrying more than one pillion passenger.
Fine: KES 1,000
Section 90(2)(a) and 94
Offence: Driving a vehicle on a footpath.
Fine: KES 5,000
Section 90(2)(c) and 94
Offence: Pedestrian willfully obstructing the free passage of vehicles.
Fine: KES 500
Section 98(1) and 104
Offence: Unlicensed people driving or acting as the conductor of a PSV.
Fine: KES 5,000
Section 98(1) and 104
Offence: Owner or operator of PSV employing an unlicensed PSV driver or conductor.
Fine: KES 10,000
Section 130C (1) and (3)
Offence: The driver of a PSV driver who lets an unauthorized person drive.
Fine: KES 5,000
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