Motorists to pay traffic fines via mobile phones

A police Officer writes a traffic ticket against an errant daladala  driver  in Dar es Salaam . Motorists will soon be able to pay traffic fines through their mobiles phones, and will have up to seven days to do so.

What you need to know:

This means there will be no more cash handouts for traffic policemen. In the new system, traffic police will issue a ticket and the motorist will pay via their mobile money account (M-pesa). The offender will have up to a week to pay up.