Updated 12 November 2026
This free lookup shows the statutory maximum penalty for each minor traffic offence in Kenya, taken from the First Schedule to the Traffic (Minor Offences) Rules, Legal Notice 161 of 2016. The Rules were published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXVIII, No. 116 on 30 September 2016 and commenced on the same day. The text used here is the Kenya Law consolidation revised on 31 December 2022 by Legal Notice 221 of 2023 (the 24th Annual Supplement). Checked on 12 November 2026.
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How to use the NTSA instant fines lookup
Type a word from the official schedule, such as seat belt, touting, inspection, number plates, or phone. The table filters to the matching rows and shows the section or rule, the nature of the offence as published, and the penalty in Kenya shillings. Leave the search box empty to see all 38 rows. This is an instant lookup of the gazetted schedule, not a search of a live NTSA ticket, payment or case record.
If your question is about speeding, you can also enter how many kilometres per hour you were over the relevant limit. The two speeding rows in the First Schedule use the same bands: a warning for an excess of l-5 kph, KSh 500 for 6-10 kph, KSh 3,000 for ll-15 kph, and KSh 10,000 for 16-20 kph. An excess of more than 20 kph is not given a minor-offence penalty in this schedule.
The Kenya Law table prints those first and third speed bands as “By l-5 kph” and “By ll-15 kph”, using the letter l. The neighbouring bands are 6-10 kph and 16-20 kph. This page shows the table as published and does not rewrite those characters.
What the Rules actually set
Rule 2 says the minor traffic offences that may be dealt with under section 117 of the Traffic Act are those specified in the First Schedule. Rule 3 says the statutory maximum penalty for each of those offences, for the purposes of section 117, is the penalty set out in that schedule. If you dispute a notice, you can still go to court. Offences that are not on this list, including serious matters the Rules do not cover, are not priced here.
Examples taken from the published table: driving without identification plates affixed, or plates not fixed in the prescribed manner, has a maximum of KSh 10,000. Driving a vehicle without a valid inspection certificate inspected has a maximum of KSh 10,000. Failure to renew a driving licence is KSh 1,000. Failure to wear a seat belt while the motor vehicle is in motion is KSh 500. A driver using a mobile phone while the vehicle is in motion is KSh 2,000. Touting is KSh 3,000. Failure by the owner to have seat belts as prescribed is “1000 for every seat that is not fitted or, is not of the proper standard or specification”, in the exact words of the schedule.
A few lines in the Kenya Law table have unusual wording or punctuation, such as “certificate inspected”, “so as to obstructing”, “Section 12(l)”, “l7A(3)”, and “driving Iicense”. The lookup repeats the official cells rather than silently correcting them.
What this page does not do
It does not add VAT, court costs, towing fees or any other charge that is not in the First Schedule. It does not invent a penalty for an offence that is missing from the 38 rows. It does not tell you whether a particular notice issued to you is valid. For a readable grouping of the same official list, see our traffic fines list for Kenya. Related travel costs sit on the Nairobi Expressway toll calculator and the tools hub.
The live Kenya Law page at new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/2016/161/eng@2022-12-31 returned a challenge or HTTP 403 from this newsroom’s fetch on 12 November 2026. The schedule was therefore read from the Internet Archive snapshot of that official page captured on 28 October 2025, 22:26:59 UTC (29 October 2025, 01:26 Africa/Nairobi). If a later legal notice has replaced the First Schedule after the 31 December 2022 revision, this table would need to be updated from that later instrument.
Frequently asked questions
What is the fine for not wearing a seat belt in Kenya?
The First Schedule sets a statutory maximum of KSh 500 for failure to wear a seat belt while the motor vehicle is in motion (Rule 22A(3) and (4)). A separate row covers the owner’s duty to have seat belts fitted to the proper standard, at KSh 1,000 for every such seat.
What is the speeding fine?
It depends on how far over the relevant limit you were, using the bands in the First Schedule, up to 20 kph over. Above that, the schedule does not prescribe a minor-offence penalty.
Is this a live NTSA check?
No. It is a lookup of the gazetted minor-offence schedule. It cannot tell you whether you have an unpaid notice.
Can the penalty be lower than the figure shown?
The schedule states the statutory maximum penalty for each listed offence when it is dealt with under section 117. The figure is not described in the Rules as a mandatory fixed charge in every case.
Sources
- Traffic (Minor Offences) Rules, Legal Notice 161 of 2016, First Schedule, as published on Kenya Law in the consolidation revised on 31 December 2022 by Legal Notice 221 of 2023: new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/2016/161/eng@2022-12-31. Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXVIII, No. 116 on 30 September 2016 and commenced that day. Text read from the Internet Archive snapshot of that official page, 28 October 2025, 22:26:59 UTC, fetched on 12 November 2026: web.archive.org/web/20251028222659/https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/2016/161/eng@2022-12-31
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