Kenyan authorities have advised motorists to take alternative routes in response to complaints about toll increases on the Nairobi Expressway, a 27-km (17-mile) expressway in the capital.
The government has increased road tolls by 38. 9%, sparking complaints from some Kenyans who say the toll increase is excessive. Some say the move was imposed without public or parliamentary approval.
The increase in tolls comes amid rising living costs and follows the government increasing the cost of various taxes last year.
“The adjustment was made based on the project agreement taking into account the depreciation of the Kenyan shilling against the US dollar since the announcement of the toll,” Transport Minister Kipchumba said on Monday Murkomen roads and bridges in April 2022”.
The $550m (£410m) motorway was built to ease traffic amid worsening traffic congestion in recent years.
China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) operates the highway under a public-private partnership and collects tolls to recover construction costs.