The Traffic Rules

Section 6A. Personalised number plates Section 6A_2(1) A person may apply to the Authority to be issued with personalised number plates upon payment of the fees prescribed in the First schedule. Section 6A_2(2) Where a personalised registration number is transferred to another vehicle, an amount equivalent to two per cent of the fees payable for personalised registration fee under paragraph (1) shall be payable over and above the normal registration fee. Section 6A_2(3) The following class of motor vehicles may not be issued with personalized identification plates— Section 6A_2(3)(a) public Service Vehicle; Section 6A_2(3)(b) cargo Trucks (private or for hire); Section 6A_2(3)(c) service vehicles (ambulance and funeral hearse); Section 6A_2(3)(d) diplomatic vehicle; Section 6A_2(3)(e) tractor; and Section 6A_2(3)(f) heavy machinery. Section 6A_2(4) An application for a personalised registration shall be made to the Authority who may process and approve or reject the application. Section 6A_2(5) Where a person intends to use the personalized identification plates on another motor vehicle upon disposal of a vehicle which initially had a personalized identification plate, a retention certificate may be issued by the Authority for a period not exceeding six months. Section 6A_2(6) The personalized identification plates shall, where it is not used within six months, be returned to the safe keeping. Section 6A_2(7) A registration plate of a County Government vehicle used by persons occupying the office of the Governor— Section 6A_2(7)(a) may with prior approval of the Cabinet Secretary, have on it the inscriptions specified in the second column for the County specified in the first Column of the Thirteenth Schedule; and Section 6A_2(7)(b) shall be strictly fixed on the official motor vehicle of the Governor and shall not be interchanged without prior approval of the Authority. Section 6A_2(8) Any person who uses unauthorized personalized number plates commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years cars, or both.[LN 78 of 2012,LN 122 of 2013, r. 3.]

Section 86A. Licensing of public service vehicles carrying both seating and standing passengers Section 86A(1) The Authority shall licence public service vehicles which shall carry both sitting and standing passengers. Section 86A(2) Public service vehicles licensed to carry both sitting and standing passengers shall only operate on commuter service routes determined by the Authority. Section 86A(3) The Authority shall not issue a licence to a public service vehicle to carry sitting and standing passengers unless the public service vehicle conforms to the prescribed construction standard of KS 372:2014. Section 86A(4) The licence issued by the Authority to a public service vehicle to carry both sitting and standing passengers shall indicate the maximum number of standing passengers. Section 86A(5) The public service vehicle licence issued under this rule shall have a system that will reconcile the total number of passengers on board at all times while in operation. Section 86A(6) The number of passengers on board shall be displayed on a real time basis on an electronic screen on the front and rear of the vehicle. Section 86A(7) Public service vehicles licensed to carry sitting and standing passengers shall have all its doors closed at all times when the vehicle is in motion. Section 86A(8) Standing passengers in a public service vehicle licensed under this rule shall not be subject to the provisions of rule 22A. Section 86A(9) An operator of a public service vehicle licensed under this rule shall not cause or permit that public service vehicle to carry more persons than it is licensed to carry, whether seated or standing. Section 86A(10) An operator who contravenes the provisions of paragraph (9) commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction— Section 86A(10)(a) for a first offence, to a fine of five thousand shillings for each passenger in excess of the licensed capacity; Section 86A(10)(b) for a second and subsequent offence, to revocation or suspension of the licence by the Authority Section 86A(11) An operator of a public service vehicle licensed to carry sitting and standing passengers who contravenes or fails to comply with any other prescribed conditions under this rule relating to the licence shall be liable, upon conviction— Section 86A(11)(a) for a first time offence, to a fine of twenty thousand shillings; Section 86A(11)(b) for a second and subsequent offence, to revocation or suspension of the licence by the Authority. Section 86A(12) For the purposes of this rule an "operator" means the owner, driver or the conductor of the licensed public service vehicle under this rule.[L.N. 11/2015, r. 2.]

Section 54A. Tinted motor vehicle windows Section 54A(1) A person shall not drive or operate a public service vehicle that is fitted with tinted windows or tinted windscreen. Section 54A(2) For the purposes of this rule, "tinted" means shaded, coloured or treated in a similar manner so that the persons or objects inside are not ordinarily seen clearly from outside.[L.N. 173/2009, r. 3.]

Section 65A. Badges and uniform Section 65A(1) With effect from 31st December, 2003, every driver and every conductor of a public service shall wear a special badge and uniform. Section 65A(2) The uniform referred to in paragraph (1), shall in the case of a driver be navy blue in colour and in the case of a conductor be maroon in colour. Section 65A(3) The badges will be provided by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles upon payment of a prescribed fee. Section 65A(4) With effect from 1st February, 2004, every driver of a public service vehicle shall undergo compulsory testing after every two years to ascertain his or her competence. Section 65A(5) Every owner of a public service vehicle shall employ at least one driver and one conductor who shall be security vetted. Section 65A(6) Every conductor or driver of a public service vehicle shall only take up employment as such upon being vetted pursuant to paragraph (5) and shall be paid a permanent monthly salary by the owner of the public service vehicle.[L.N. 161/2003, r. 2(d), L.N. 83/2004, r. 2.]

Section 78A. Traffic on roundabouts Section 78A(1) The driver of a vehicle which is about to enter a roundabout shall give way to any other vehicle which is already in the roundabout and shall, if necessary, stop before entering the roundabout in order to allow any such other vehicle to proceed. Section 78A(2) No person shall drive any vehicle into a roundabout unless, at the time of entry of the vehicle into the roundabout, it is reasonable to suppose that the vehicle will not be forced to stop in the roundabout by reason of traffic already therein. Section 78A(3) Where a road entering a roundabout is divided into traffic lanes bearing carriageway markings indicating the direction or directions which may be taken by traffic proceeding in any such lane, no driver of a vehicle shall— Section 78A(3)(a) proceed in the roundabout in any direction other than one permitted by the marking on the lane by which he enters the roundabout; or Section 78A(3)(b) cross from one such lane into another whilst in the roundabout or within twenty-five metres after the point of exit therefrom. Section 78A(4) For the purposes of this rule, a vehicle shall be deemed to have entered or been driven into, or to be in, a roundabout— Section 78A(4)(a) where a broken line has been placed at the perimeter of the roundabout transversely to the road or traffic lane along which such vehicle has approached the roundabout, when its front wheels have crossed such line; or Section 78A(4)(b) in any other case, when its front wheels have crossed the actual perimeter of the roundabout. Section 78A(5) Any person who contravenes any provision of this rule shall be guilty of an offence and liable— Section 78A(5)(a) in the case of a first conviction therefore, to a fine not exceeding one thousand shillings; and Section 78A(5)(b) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction for such offence, to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both.