President William Ruto has directed the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the Ministry of Transport to speed up the implementation of traffic camera systems across all major cities.
Speaking during the handing over of the National Council on the Administration of Justice report at State House on Monday 2nd March 2026, President Ruto set a firm one-month timeline for the installation of the cameras and their integration into instant fines framework for traffic offences.
“It is my position that within the shortest time possible we roll out the cameras. We have been discussing this forever. I know it can be done within one month,” President Ruto has emphasized.
The head of state further confirmed that Kenya has experienced high numbers of road accidents and that last year alone, 509,000 people died due to road accidents, an increase of 261 deaths compared to 2024.
“These accidents and their ensuing fatalities caused our economy an equivalent of 5% of our GDP translated to an estimated 450 billion shillings annually. During the 2025 festive season 415 deaths were recorded, a 23% increase from the previous year,” he has stated.
The President also agreed with Chief Justice Martha Koome that minor traffic offences should be removed from the courts and handled as administrative matters.
He directed that the current system of punishing traffic offenders be changed, saying it encourages even more bribery among those who break traffic laws.
President Ruto said: “It is easy to pay a bribe rather than go to court is because it takes so long to pay legitimate fines and it therefore encourages more pay to instead pay the bribe and therefore, we must make it much more painful to pay the bribe and easy to pay the legitimate fine. It is our responsibility.”
The announcement follows recommendations outlined in the NCAJ report.
Under the NCAJ framework, the government adopted an inter-agency traffic justice model, which was successfully piloted during the 2025/2026 festive season to streamline enforcement and case management.
Chief Justice Martha Koome highlighted political interference in the enforcement of traffic laws and especially the management of boda-boda and PSVs as a challenge in the administration of justice.
According to Chief Justice Martha Koome doing away with the political interference will go a long way in upholding the rule of law in the transport sector.
“We require strong political and leadership support in the management of bodabodas and PSVs. This should also entail supporting measures to enhance the observance of the rule of law,” stated the CJ.
