Court stops new instant traffic fines
A traffic police officer controls traffic at the junction of Kenyatta Avenue and Kimathi Street in Nairobi's city centre. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The rules introduced instant fines ranging from Sh500 to Sh10,000. Justice Roselyne Aburili on Monday ordered that the rules be blocked temporarily.
- A matatu trade union — Kenya National Union of Cooperative Staff — sued last week to challenge the regulations, which were gazetted on September 23 and were being enforced by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
The High Court has suspended newly adopted regulations on minor traffic offences.
The rules introduced instant fines ranging from Sh500 to Sh10,000.
Justice Roselyne Aburili on Monday ordered that the rules be blocked temporarily.
A matatu trade union — Kenya National Union of Cooperative Staff — sued last week to challenge the regulations, which were gazetted on September 23 and were being enforced by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
Through lawyer George Miyare, the union sued the NTSA and Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia claiming the rules violated matatu sector workers' rights to a fair trial.
Justice Aburili ordered that enforcement of the regulations be immediately halted until the case is heard and determined.
