Lawyer Donald Kipkorir has raised questions over KCB Bank Kenya after claiming his younger brother paid what appeared to be an official National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) traffic fine into a bank account registered in an individual’s name.
In a post shared on X on Monday, Kipkorir said his brother received a text message purportedly from NTSA notifying him of an overspeeding offence and providing payment details.
According to the lawyer, his brother, believing the message was genuine, paid the fine to a KCB account indicated in the message.
A building entrance with a KCB Group signage. Photo: The Star Source: Facebook
However, Kipkorir said the account was registered under the name Catherine Jerono Tomno, prompting him to question both the payment process and the bank account used.
“My kid-bro received a text message purportedly from @ntsa_kenya for overspeeding … As a dutiful citizen, he paid the fine to the account at @KCBInKenya given by NTSA.
“The account is in the name of CATHERINE JERONO TOMNO. The law doesn’t allow Government institutions to open bank accounts in the names of individuals. Is NTSA exempt?” Kipkorir wrote.
The lawyer’s remarks have triggered debate online, with Kenyans calling for clarification over whether the payment instructions originated from NTSA’s official digital traffic fines system or whether they were part of a fraudulent scheme targeting motorists.
Lawyer Donald Kipkorir about KCB Group colluding with NTSA.
The concerns come weeks after NTSA rolled out its digital traffic enforcement system, under which some motorists receive notifications of traffic offences via SMS or email and can pay prescribed fines without appearing in court.
By the time of publication, neither NTSA nor KCB Bank had publicly responded to Kipkorir’s claims or clarified whether the account mentioned in the post was authorised to receive traffic fines.
A photo collage of Donald Kipkorir, NTSA logo and a building with KCB Bank signage.If confirmed, the issue could raise questions about the integrity of digital traffic fine payments and the safeguards in place to ensure motorists remit money only to authorised government accounts