@SokoAnalyst Have you forgotten the speed cameras on thika road that are set at a 50kph limit sending instant ksh 10000 fines, that section from kenol to sagana is capped at 50kph a whole 90km stretch. This is extortion
From July 1, 2026, owners of private vehicles more than four years old will be forced to take them for inspection every year. Failure to comply could expose a motorist to a fine of up to KSh20,000, six months in jail, or both.
Road safety is important, but this blanket policy looks less like protection and more like another government-designed revenue trap. Kenyans already struggle with fuel taxes, insurance, maintenance costs, parking charges, licences and punitive traffic fines.
Instead of easing the cost of living, the government keeps inventing new expenses and threatening citizens with jail.
A responsible government would build an efficient, affordable and transparent inspection system before imposing such harsh penalties. It would also explain why a properly maintained private vehicle must be inspected every year simply because it is four years old.
This administration must stop treating ordinary Kenyans as an endless source of fees, fines and taxes. Policies that continuously drain household incomes while offering little relief are not development—they are organised impoverishment.