The Ministry of Interior has instructed relevant departments to log traffic violations involving ministry vehicles used by officials and employees, applying the same standards that govern private motorists. According to the ministry, the directive seeks to reinforce accountability across government ranks and eliminate any implied exemptions for official plates. Recent ministry campaigns have shown intensified enforcement, including operations that issued hundreds of citations in a single governorate.
In the Capital Governorate campaign detailed by the ministry, officers recorded 454 traffic violations alongside arrests of 232 wanted persons and other violators. The ministry reported that these actions formed part of coordinated security and traffic efforts that also addressed residency and labor infractions. Such operations, the ministry added, demonstrate consistent application of regulations regardless of status.
The Ministry of Justice separately reported a sevenfold increase in electronic penal orders for traffic cases, issuing 132,842 between mid-July and mid-October. A justice ministry statement attributed most orders to accumulated pre-2023 violations referred electronically by the interior ministry. The system, developed internally, has accelerated processing while preserving the right to challenge rulings.
Traffic authorities will now treat infractions by drivers of ministry vehicles identically to those by civilians, the interior ministry stated. This covers common breaches such as speeding, illegal parking and failure to observe road markings. The policy builds on earlier warnings issued to delivery companies, where the ministry imposed two-month vehicle impoundments for repeat offenders.
Head of the Traffic and Operations Sector Brigadier General Ahmed Fahad Al-Azmi held meetings with delivery firm representatives this month under ministry directives to stress driver compliance. The interior ministry noted that similar principles now extend to its own vehicle fleet to promote uniform road safety standards. Field monitoring will continue, the ministry said, to support these accountability measures.
Kuwait maintains more than 1.7 million registered vehicles, according to figures cited in ministry briefings on traffic management. The interior ministry has integrated digital tools such as the Sahel platform to streamline violation tracking and reduce processing delays. Officials emphasized that the latest directive forms part of sustained reforms aimed at enhancing overall compliance.
