Instant fines for minor traffic offences were necessitated by the need to curb corruption in the traffic department of the police service, speed up cases and bring sanity on Kenyan roads. Instant fines are imposed by traffic police officers at the point of the offence. They target motorists and passengers who flout traffic rules.
Here are the instant fines for minor traffic offences in Kenya.
| No. | Traffic offence | Instant fine |
| 1. | Driving without identification plates affixed or plates not fixed in the prescribed manner | Ksh 10,000 |
| 2. | Driving a vehicle without a valid inspection certificate inspected | Ksh 10,000 |
| 3. | Driving without a valid driving license endorsement in respect of the class of vehicle | Ksh 3,000 |
| 4. | Failure to renew a driving License | Ksh 1,000 |
| 5. | Driving a PSV while being unqualified | Ksh 5,000 |
| 6. | Failing to carry and produce a driving license on demand | Ksh 1,000 |
| 7. | Exceeding speed limit prescribed for class of vehicle | By 1-5 kph – Warning By 6-10 kph – Ksh 500 By 11 -15 kph – Ksh 3,000 By 16-20 kph – 10,000 |
| 8. | Exceeding speed limit of 50 kph or as prescribed by a traffic sign | By 1-5 kph – Warning By 6-10 kph – Ksh 500 By 11-15 kph – Ksh 3,000 By 16-20 kph – Ksh 10,000 |
| 9. | Driving on or through a pavement or a pedestrian walkway | Ksh 5,000 |
| 10. | 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 | Ksh 3,000 |
| 11. | Failure of a driver to conform to the indications given by any traffic sign | Ksh 3,000 |
| 12. | Failure of a driver to stop when required to do so by a police officer in uniform | Ksh 5,000 |
| 13. | 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 | Ksh 10,000 |
| 14. | 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 | Ksh 3,000 |
| 15. | Driver of motorcycle carrying more than one passenger | Ksh 1,000 |
| 16. | Driving a vehicle on a footpath | Ksh 5,000 |
| 17. | Pedestrian willfully obstructing the free passage of vehicles | Ksh 500 |
| 18. | Unlicensed person driving or acting as a conductor of a PSV | Ksh 5,000 |
| 19. | Owner or operator of PSV employing an unlicensed PSV driver or conductor | Ksh 10,000 |
| 20. | Touting | Ksh 3,000 |
| 21. | Failure of a PSV driver or conductor to wear special badge and uniform | Ksh 2,000 |
| 22. | Motorcycle rider riding without protective gear | Ksh 1,000 |
| 23. | Motorcycle passenger riding without protective gear | Ksh 1,000 |
| 24. | Person who while not being the designated driver of a PSV drives the vehicle | Ksh 3,000 |
| 25. | The driver of a PSV who lets an unauthorized person to drive | Ksh 3,000 |
| 26. | Learner failing to exhibit “L” plates on the front and rear of the motor vehicle | Ksh 1,000 |
| 27. | Failure by owner of vehicle to have seat belts in motor vehicle | Ksh 1,000 for every seat that is not fitted or, is not of the proper standard or specification. |
| 28. | Failure to wear seat belt while motor vehicle is in motion | Ksh 500 |
| 29. | Failure of a conductor of PSV to keep seat belts in a clean, dry and generally wearable condition | Ksh 500 |
| 30. | Failure of a vehicle to carry reflective/warning signs (lifesavers) | Ksh 2,000 |
| 31. | Failure to fit prescribed speed governor in PSV and Commercial Vehicle | Ksh 10,000 |
| 32. | Driving or operating a PSV with tinted windows or windscreen | Ksh 3,000 |
| 33. | Failure of a PSV to carry functional fire extinguishers and fire kits | Ksh 3,000 |
| 34. | Driver using a mobile phone while vehicle is in motion | Ksh 2,000 |
| 35. | 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 | Ksh 3,000 |
| 36. | A passenger alighting or boarding any omnibus or matatu at a place which is not authorized as a bus stop or terminal | Ksh 1,000 |
| 37. | Travelling with part of the body outside moving vehicle | Ksh 1,000 |