Business, Investment & infrastructure
Toll stations set to make a
comeback on Kenyan roads
By Safari Njema Reporter
The stage has already been
set for the implementation of
the road toll policy that will see
Kenyans pay to use key highways
in the country.
W h il e th e g over n m e n t
has started recruiting private
investors to maintain and operate
the tolls, which will be installed on
five ma jor roads in the country,
the Matatu Welfare Association
and other stakeholders have
reservations about the project.
The move h as elicited
concerns over toll fees increasing
the cost of living for Kenyans,
with transporters passing the
cost to the public.
Matatu Welfare Association
Ch airman Dickson Mbugua
said that the plan is aimed at
disrupting the country’s transport
industry.
September 2017
PLANNED RATES PER
KILOMETRE
Sh1.20: PASSENGER
CARS
Sh1.79: PICK-UPS &
MATATUS
Sh2.39: BUSES
Sh2.39: MEDIUM
TRUCKS
Sh3.59: LARGE
TRUCKS
According to Mbugua, the toll
stations, planned to be installed
on Nairobi -Mombasa, Nairobi-
Nakuru- Mau Summit, Thika
Road, Nairobi Southern Bypass
and Nyali Bridge in Mombasa will
amount to double taxation.
“ We w o u l d l i k e t h e
government to engage us as
stakeholders because we are
already paying a lot of taxes and
charges as matatu owners, this
will be punishing us,” he said.
Consumers Federation of
Kenya (Cofek) also said the
move would amount to double
taxation, as Kenyans are already
paying Road Maintenance Levy
of Ksh18 per litre of fuel.
The government however
maintains that revenue collected
will help to develop other roads
in the country.
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