Kinshasa: 3,000 officers deployed to enforce traffic regulations

Kinshasa, January 19^th, 2026 (CPA).- Three thousand (3,000) law enforcement officers will be deployed on 26 January 2026 to enforce traffic regulations in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, announced the city authorities in a video recorded by the city hall and received by the CPA on Monday. « Starting on Monday, 26 January 2026, a permanent joint mission of 3,000 officers from the Congolese National Police (PNC), the Urban Transport Division, the Special Environmental Protection Brigade, the Impound Authority and the Technical Control Authority will be deployed throughout the city of Kinshasa, particularly at 60 intersections and sensitive and conflict-prone road access points, » said Daniel Bumba. ‘Their mission is clear: to enforce the law and regulations, improve traffic flow and protect the lives of road users. From now on, compliance with the Highway Code is no longer an option but an obligation,’ he added. In his video, the city authority stated that driving licenses, valid technical inspections, road tax discs, transport authorizations, insurance and compliance with public transport fare schedules will be strictly enforced. ‘Offenders will be liable to fines, immobilization and impoundment of their vehicles,’ said Mr Bumba.   » He and She Kinshasa Inhabitants, our city is growing and our mobility has become a major issue. Traffic jams, traffic accidents, road indiscipline and disorder in the transport sector are detrimental to productivity, our safety and our quality of life. Faced with this situation, the provincial government of Kinshasa has decided to act responsibly and firmly in the public interest, » he insisted. « With regard to heavy goods vehicles, specific measures are being put in place to keep traffic flowing and ensure the safety of road users. Vehicles weighing 20 tons or more, as well as delivery vehicles, will be restricted to driving between midnight and 5 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. There will be free movement on the remaining days, but access to the city will be restricted from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. In addition, there will be a formal and strict ban on illegal parking on public roads. Similarly, motorcycle taxis and tricycles are prohibited on National Road No. 1 during the same hours, as are illegal markets on the main roads of the city of Kinshasa, » said the urban authority.