Minor Traffic Offences and their Penalties

Offence	Penalty (Ksh.)
Driving without identification plates affixed or plates not fixed in the prescribed manner.	10,000
Driving a vehicle without a valid inspection certificate inspected.	10,000
Driving without a valid driving licence endorsement in respect of the class of vehicle.	3,000
Failure to renew a driving licence.	1,000
Driving a PSV while being unqualified.	5,000
Failing to carry and produce a driving license on demand.	1,000
Exceeding speed limit prescribed for class of vehicle.	By 1-5 kph - Warning By 6-10 kph - 500 By 11-15 kph - 3000 By 16-20 kph - 10,000
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 - 3000 By 16-20 kph - 10,000
Driving on or through a pavement or a pedestrian walkway.	5000
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.	3000
Failure of a driver to conform to the indications given by any traffic sign.	3000
Failure of a driver to stop when required to do so by a police officer in uniform.	5,000
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
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
Driver of motor cycle carrying more than one pillion passenger.	1,000
Driving a vehicle on a footpath.	5,000
Pedestrian willfully obstructing the free passage of vehicles.	500
Unlicensed person driving or acting as a conductor of a PSV.	5,000
Owner or operator of PSV employing an unlicensed PSV driver or conductor.	10,000
Failure to refund fare paid for incomplete portion of journey for which full fare has been paid	3,000
Touting.	3,000
Failure of a PSV driver or conductor to wear special badge and uniform.	2,000
Motorcycle rider riding without protective gear.	1,000
Motorcycle passenger riding without protective gear.	1,000
Person who while not being the designated driver of a PSV drives the vehicle.	3,000
The driver of a PSV who lets an unauthorized person to drive.	3,000
Learner failing to exhibit "L" plates on the front and rear of the motor vehicle.	1,000
Failure by owner of vehicle to have seat belts in motor vehicle as prescribed in Rule 22A(1).	1000 for every seat that is not fitted or, is not of the proper standard or specification
Failure to wear seat belt while motor vehicle is in motion.	500
Failure of a conductor of PSV to keep seat belts in a clean, dry and generally wearable condition.	500
Failure of a vehicle to carry reflective/warning signs (lifesavers).	2,000
Failure to fit prescribed speed governor in PSV and Commercial Vehicle.	10,000
Driving or operating a PSV with tinted windows or windscreen.	3,000
Failure of a PSV to carry functional fire extinguishers and fire kits.	2,000
Driver using a mobile phone while vehicle is in motion.	2,000
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
A passenger alighting or boarding any omnibus or matatu at a place which is not authorized as a bus stop or terminal.	1,000
Travelling with part of the body outside moving vehicle.	1,000