Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has proposed the introduction of new toll stations on major highways to aid in raising funds for the construction and rehabilitation of roads countrywide.
Speaking on Friday during the launch of the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, Murkomen said that Athi River-Namanga Road and Galleria-Rongai-Ngong-Karen Shopping Centre were on the list.
Other roads included Mombasa to Malaba, Corridor C and D roads which are Museum Hill-Moyale and Sirare- Lodwar respectively and Kiambu Road.
The CS emphasised the government's commitment to raising alternative funds for the improvement of road networks across the country.
He added that the proposal would boost the overall plan of constructing over 2,000 kilometres across the country.
“We will make sure that, from all those tolled roads, the resources are transferred back to the people of Kenya by giving them quality roads,” Murkomen stated.
He estimated that the government would spend an average of Ksh700 million to install the new toll stations across the major roads.
The government, he added, is seeking to capitalise on the Public Private Partnership as well as resources from Climate Funding to realise the KeNHA strategic plan in the next four years.
KeNHA's overall mandate is to develop, rehabilitate, manage and maintain all national trunk roads across the country.
The authority's Director General Kung’u Ndung’u corroborated Murkomen's proposal, indicating that the agency had identified a major challenge in durability among major roads.
He noted that his authority would leverage the latest technology to address the issue and deliver on its set targets.
"The roads to be constructed are comprising 1,183km of new roads construction, 674km will be constructed to enhance capacity and 492km will be rehabilitated," Ndung'u highlighted.
Summary: Roads CS Murkomen Proposes to be Tolled
Athi River-Namanga Road
Galleria-Rongai-Ngong-Karen Shopping Centre
Mombasa to Malaba Road
Museum Hill-Moyale Road
Sirare- Lodwar Road
Kiambu Road
