Govt Goes After Motorists With Loud Exhausts and Strobe Lights

The Nanyuki Municipal Board has officially banned all motor vehicles and motorcycles (BodaBodas) featuring modified exhausts and unauthorized lighting systems within its boundaries.

In a public notice dated January 5, 2026, Municipal Manager Anthony Rukwaro cited growing concerns over noise pollution and road safety as the primary drivers for the directive.

Key Prohibitions

The directive targets two specific categories of vehicle modifications:

 Noise Pollution: A total ban on vehicles and motorcycles with modified exhausts that produce sound exceeding 84 decibels during acceleration.

 Illegal Lighting: A ban on the use of unauthorized neon lights, red lights, strobe lights, or any other modified illuminating lights.

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“All motor vehicles and motorcycles (including bodaboda) with modified exhausts producing sound exceeding 84 decibels when accelerating, and all motor vehicles and motorcycles (including bodaboda) fitted with unauthorized neon, red lights, strobe or other modified illuminating lights,” part of the notice read.

The Board stated that these orders are grounded in the Constitution of Kenya (2010), the Urban Areas and Cities Act (2011), and the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act (EMCA) of 1999.

“THE above orders are further guided by the provisions of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act (EMCA) 1999, The Traffic Act (cap 403) and National Transport & Safety Authority regulations,” the notice further read.

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Strict Enforcement Ahead

The notice warns that the crackdown will be carried out in coordination with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the Traffic Commandant of Nanyuki.

 “Failure to adhere to this notice shall attract penalties, fines, and/or prosecution,” the notice reads, signed by the Order of the Board.

Notice by Nanyuki county