Police are mulling the introduction of speed cameras and instant fines on Kenyan roads to reduce accidents.

In a meeting between the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Director-General George Njao and Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja in Nairobi on Friday, February 14, 2025, the state officers stated that the government was sparing no effort to introduce static cameras on Kenyan roads.

“Today, 14th February 2025, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Douglas Kanja, held a meeting with the NTSA Director General, George Njao, who paid him a courtesy call at the NPS Headquarters in Nairobi,” the police statement read in part.

“Their discussion focused on strengthening collaboration between the NTSA and the National Police Service to achieve the common objective of a safe, reliable, and efficient transport system, as well as the proper enforcement of traffic laws in the country.”

Improved cooperation

During the discussions, the new NTSA director-general promised an improved cooperation with traffic police to reign errant drivers who endanger lives with their reckless driving patterns.

“Njao expressed his gratitude for the NPS’s support and assured IG Kanja of continued cooperation with the Service to restore sanity on the roads,” the statement read.

“IG Kanja appreciated the cordial relationship between the NPS and the NTSA and stated that the Service is making every effort to ensure that reckless driving and impunity is dealt with in accordance with the law, with a view to preventing road accidents.”

“He (IG Kanja) added that the National Police Service is focused on the automation of services, including the use of static traffic cameras and instant fines, to enhance transparency and efficiency,” the statement read.

Speed cameras

In 2023, Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said that the government would install at least 400 cameras across major junctions and roads in Nairobi to ensure traffic rules are followed by motorists.

Murkomen at the time also revealed that the government would roll out an Intelligent Traffic Systeme (ITS) which will usher a new era of instant fines not only to motorists flouting traffic rules but also pedestrians.

“We are planning to install speed cameras across the country. We are also planning to install cameras in 421 junctions in Nairobi and enforce what is called an intelligent traffic system. We were not joking when we said we are going to do so,” Murkomen said.

Adding: “Already we have a pilot project going on, cameras are there at the Southern bypass, Thika Road, Waiyaki Way and Kinungi.”