Nairobi Expressway toll fees have increased by as high as Sh. 350 following the unabated weakening of the Kenya shilling.
According to the revised fees, motorists using the road that links Mlolongo to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway via Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) will pay between Sh. 120 and Sh. 1,800. This will be an increase from the previous fee of between Sh. 100 and Sh. 1,550.
High-capacity vehicles like transit lorries will pay between Sh. 600 and Sh .1,800 to use the expressway depending on distance traveled on the road, while low-capacity vehicles like saloon cars will pay between Sh. 120 and Sh. 360.
Morotists traveling from Capital Centre to the JKIA will pay Sh. 180, up from Sh. 160. Traveling from the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) station in Mlolongo and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Westlands has been increased to Sh. 300 from Sh. 260.
Salon cars using the Expressway from Mlolongo to the James Gichuru exit in Westlands will pay Sh. 360 from Sh. 310.
From the Eastern Bypass, it will cost Sh. 180 to Mlolongo, Sh. 120 to JKIA, Sh. 120 to the Southern Bypass, Sh. 240 to Museum Hills and Sh. 300 to Westlands from the JKIA.
From the Southern Bypass, motorists will pay Sh. 180 to JKIA, Sh. 120 to Eastern Bypass, Sh. 180 to Museum Hill, Sh. 180 to Westlands and Sh. 240 to James Gichuru.
From Haile Selassie to JKIA motorists will pay Sh. 240, Sh. 300 to SGR, Sh 180 to Eastern Bypass, Sh. 120 to Southern Bypass, Sh. 120 to Capital Centre, Sh. 120 to Museum Hill, Sh. 120 to Westlands and Sh. 180 to James Gichuru.
From Museum Hill to JKIA and Eastern Bypass, motorists will be charged Sh. 240, Sh. 300 to Mlolongo and SGR, Sh. 180 to Southern Bypass and Sh. 120 to Capital Centre and Haile Selassie.
These toll fees may be increased yet again if the Kenya shilling continues its fall against the US dollar. This will be to caution the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), the parent firm of China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) that has financed the project.
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“The Base Toll Rates may be adjusted as per the Consumer Price Index and Exchange Rate on and after the commercial operation date. The Exchange rate of USD to Ksh on the 31st December 2021 rose to Sh. 113.14,” said Transport Secretary James Macharia.
