Nairobi Expressway Hikes Toll Charges By 50% For Motorists Starting 2024

• The government has announced a 50% increase in the Nairobi Expressway toll charges
• Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen approved the new charges in a gazette notice released on December 19, 2023
• Motorists will now be required to pay KSh 500 from Westlands Nairobi to Mlolongo for a one-way trip

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Motorists using the Nairobi Expressway will have to pay twice what they used to pay per single trip.

Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen approved a 50% increase in the expressway toll charges.

What are the new Nairobi Expressway toll fees?

In a gazette notice released on December 19, 2023, the toll fees per single trip from Westlands to Mlolongo station have increased from KSh 250 to KSh 500.

From Mlolongo to Nairobi (Haile Selassie station), motorists will pay KSh 410 per trip.

CS Murkomen said the new charges are subject to changes based on the exchange rate and the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

How Nairobi Expressway toll change

Kenya's CPI has been dropping in the past few months as inflation eases, but the shilling continues to decline against the US dollar and other major currencies.

The Kenyan currency lost value against prominent currencies such as the Euro, Pound Sterling, US Dollar, and Japanese Yen.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) showed the Kenya shilling lost value against local currencies in Q3 of 2023.

According to CBK data, the Kenya shilling traded at an average of KSh 155 per US dollar as of the close of business on December 28, 2023.

Nairobi Expressway Greenpark terminal

This followed the construction of the Greenpark terminal to allow entry to Nairobi CBD from JKIA.

Speaking during the inspection of the ongoing construction of the new Nairobi Expressway Exit Plaza at Greenpark terminal on Wednesday, December 20, Murkomen said the exit will have five toll lanes.

"The Expressway has reduced travel time from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Nairobi from two hours to 20 minutes at no cost to taxpayers. It has also become a major job creator, employing 6,000 Kenyans during its construction and now offering 500 permanent jobs," said Murkomen.