Nairobi, Feb. 24 -- More than 1,000 new smart cameras are to go live on Kenyan roads to catch drivers performing illegal manoeuvres under a private-public partnership aimed at curbing speeding and ease execution of instant fines.

The network will comprise 700 fixed cameras to be mounted at strategic locations along major highways and high-risk corridors and 300 mobile units targeting speeding hotspots and accident-prone zones.

The cameras will detect the traffic offences and automatically relay the breach to the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), which link the violation with drivers profile under the smart driving license.

NTSA on Tuesday said the cameras form part of a transport modernisation programme that includes smar...