ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
By-Laws
20. Drivers of taxi-cabs
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
20. Drivers of taxi-cabs
(1)Every driver of a taxi-cab shall whilst in charge of the taxi-cab—(a)behave in a civil and orderly manner and take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of persons conveyed in or entering into or alighting from the vehicle and the security of passengers' luggage;(b)if he has been hired to be in attendance with the vehicle at an appointed time and place, unless prevented or delayed by some cause outside his control, punctually attend with such vehicle at such appointed time and place;(c)subject to any directions given by the hirer, when hired to drive to some particular destination proceed to that destination by the shortest available route;(d)not convey in the vehicle any greater number of passengers than the number for which it is licenced;(e)wear the licence badge issued to him pursuant to the provisions of by-law 6 of these By-laws, in such a position and manner as to be plainly and distinctly visible;(f)if the vehicle is so constructed as to carry luggage, when requested by any person hiring or seeking to hire the vehicle—(i)convey on the vehicle a reasonable amount of luggage;(ii)secure any luggage carried outside the vehicle;(iii)afford reasonable assistant in loading and unloading the vehicle;(iv)afford reasonable assistance in removing the luggage to or from the entrance of any house, station or place at which he may take up or set down such person;(g)if any property left in the vehicle be found by or handed to him, convey such property (if not sooner claimed by or on behalf of the owner thereof) within 24 hours to a police station in the city and leave it in the custody of a police officer on his giving a receipt for it;(h)except when engaged on hire or obstructed by traffic or other reasons beyond his control, not allow the vehicle to stand on any street or other public place elsewhere than at a taxi-rank;(i)if, to his knowledge, he has conveyed a person suffering from or who is a carrier of any infectious or contagious disease, forthwith report to the department of the medical officer of health at the City Hall, Nairobi, and carry out such instructions as he may receive with respect to the disinfection of his vehicle;(j)whilst his vehicle is on hire or plying for hire as the case may be, carry his taxi-cab driver's licence and produce the same to a city inspector or police officer if requested so to do;(k)be clean in person and clothing;(l)refrain from smoking or spitting whilst carrying a passenger.(2)Any driver who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this by-law shall be guilty of an offence against these By-laws.