During the ongoing Kenya Police Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit crackdown on un-roadworthy and defective motor vehicles yesterday, the Unit backed up by Traffic Police detained 159 motor vehicles at Traffic Nairobi Area offices. The vehicles were then inspected at the traffic police yard and it was confirmed that all the vehicles detained were non-compliant with traffic regulations: -

• 157 were un-roadworthy
• 2 had minor defects

The owners or drivers of both the un-roadworthy and the defective vehicles will be charged in court and will also be required to bring back their vehicles to the required legal standards before they can be allowed on the road.

For the 157 un-roadworthy motor vehicles, registration numbers have been removed and returned to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles while inspection stickers have been removed and cancelled. The owners will therefore be required to make the necessary repairs and present their vehicles for a fresh inspection and obtain a Certificate of Compliance at the Kenya Police Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit offices, Likoni Road, Nairobi. This is in addition to the consequences of their being charged in court.

Today the operation is being coordinated at Muthaiga Police Station. Our appeal to motorists is to avoid inconvenience by complying with traffic rules and regulations so that our roads can remain safe for both pedestrians and motorists.

The media are welcome to report on the operations and take pictures.

(GIDEON M. KIBUNJAH)
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

30th August 2006