Chief Justice Willy Mutunga gives guidelines on traffic fines

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga during East African alternative dispute resolution summit at Windsor Golf Hotel, Nairobi on 25th September. [PHOTO/GOVEDI ASUTSA/STANDARD]

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has issued directives that could drastically reduce corruption in the handling of traffic offences.

Among the key directives from the CJ is that no traffic offenders will be locked up in police cells without first being granted an opportunity to pay the fine or raise the cash bail.