Kenyans will begin to pay toll fees on more roads if a policy by the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) is approved.
The Road Tolling Policy, which KeNHA says is currently on a discussion level, will guide the roads that will be tolled.
According to KeNHA, roads that will be presented for consideration include Thika Superhighway, Nairobi Southern Bypass, Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway, Kenol-Sagana-Marua Road, Mombasa Southern Bypass and the newly opened Dongo Kundu Bypass.
“The Kenya National Highways Authority appreciates the ongoing discussion around the development of a Road Tolling Policy. The Authority assures the public that this Policy will be developed with extensive public participation to ensure that all voices are heard,” KeNHA said in a communique on Tuesday.
The authority assured the public of ‘inclusivity’ throughout the process.
Currently, the Nairobi Expressway is the only road in Kenya that is tolled. Managed by the Moja Expressway Company, road users pay between Sh120 and Sh360 to use the 27 kilometre passage that connects Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Nairobi’s Westlands. The road has 11 entry and exit points.
In February 2023, Moja CEO Steve Zhao said that over 10 million trips had been made on the road in 7 months, resulting in Sh2 billion in revenue collection.
There are plans to construct a six-lane Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway to reduce time travel between the two cities to 4.5 hours. The government has announced plans to impose a toll fee on the road.
During his state visit to the United States of America, President William Ruto inked a Ksh.463 billion deal to construct the 440 kilometre road.
