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When Kenyans got on Expressway and refused to pay saying they are very broke

A few weeks after the opening of the Nairobi Expressway, the prestigious Expressway was hit by huge traffic snarl ups.

Many people wondered if Kenyans were this excited about the road that was a pet project of former president Uhuru Kenyatta.

On Tuesday May 25 2022, the Expressway had a traffic jam that stretched for over 5 kilometres. It quickly emerged that the traffic snarl ups were not the result of Kenyans subscribing to pay tolls.

The main reason why there were jams on the Expressway was cunning Kenyan motorists who were getting on the Expressway only to claim that they are too broke to pay up.

Moja Expressway said that there were also Kenyans who were insisting on using mobile money to pay even though they were aware that mobile money was not acceptable at the time. Moja Expressway is the firm in charge of the road’s management.

The firm had been scanning cars at the entry point and charging the toll fees at the vehicle exit points.

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Following these inconveniences, Moja said that it was contemplating introducing collateral payments for users who claimed they don’t have money to pay after getting on the Expressway. These collateral were to range from laptops to mobile phones.

“We are still on trial period so definitely we are taking note of these issues and what we can do about them. At the entrance, they are reminded they will have to pay using cash.They can give a collateral and later on come to pay at the service center,” a source from Moja Expressway was quoted by local media.

Motorists using the road that links Mlolongo to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway via Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) pay between Sh. 120 and Sh. 1,800.

High-capacity vehicles like transit lorries 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 pay between Sh. 120 and Sh. 360.

Motorists traveling from Capital Centre to the JKIA 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 pay Sh. 300.

From the Eastern Bypass, it costs 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 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 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 are charged Sh. 240, Sh. 300 to Mlolongo and SGR, Sh. 180 to Southern Bypass and Sh. 120 to Capital Centre and Haile Selassie.

Salon cars using the Expressway from Mlolongo to the James Gichuru exit in Westlands pay Sh. 360 from Sh. 310.

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