The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced that emergency service vehicles using major highways countrywide will be exempted from the recently implemented instant fines system.
Some of the emergency vehicles listed by NTSA include ambulances, police and military vehicles, and firefighting vehicles, which exceed speed limits while responding to emergencies.
Speaking to the press on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, NTSA Director General Nahashon Kondiwa however stated that the new system will apply to all other motorists including private and commercial four-wheelers, three-wheelers (Tuk-tuks) and motorcycles (Boda bodas).
“The cameras have the capabilities to read both the front plate and the back plate, and therefore no motorists are exempted. We can read motorcycles, vehicles and even three-wheelers,” he said.
Kondiwa further noted that motorists who believe they have been wrongfully fined, will be required to follow a laid-down appeal process to challenge the penalty.
“Every case like this must have an appeal process. We are not angels, as NTSA, and sometimes somebody can dispute,” Kondiwa said.
The automated system, which was rolled out on March 9, 2026, sends traffic violation notifications directly to motorists via SMS.
Drivers found to have committed offences will be required to settle the fines within seven days through KCB Group branches to avoid interest charges or being blocked from accessing other services offered by the National Transport and Safety Authority.
The NTSA boss also said that the system will automatically capture evidence of violations through images and short GIF clips of the vehicle at the time the offence was recorded.
In instances where the cameras do not capture certain offences, “the enforcement officers, including the National Police Service, will still be on the road, and they capture these offences manually,” Kondiwa said.
He assured motorists that camera-monitored road sections will be clearly marked, noting that drivers will be alerted when entering designated speed-monitoring zones once enough cameras are installed.
