Treasury Unveils Key Features of Ksh 389B Nairobi-Mombasa Highway Expansion
Once complete, the Nairobi-Mombasa expressway is expected to significantly reduce travel time and improve efficiency in cargo movement between the two cities...
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Kenya's National Treasury has confirmed a Ksh389 billion Public Private Partnership (PPP) project to upgrade the Nairobi-Mombasa expressway, which will be converted into a toll road.
- The project involves an investment of Ksh389 billion ($3 billion).
- Key figures include Director General of the PPP Directorate Kefa Seda and Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi.
- This expansion of the 461-kilometre highway to two lanes in each direction aims to ease severe congestion and form part of the Trans-African Highway Number 4.
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Treasury Confirms Ksh389B Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway as Toll Road - March 2026
Kenya's National Treasury has confirmed a Ksh389 billion Public Private Partnership (PPP) project to upgrade the Nairobi-Mombasa expressway into a toll road. Meanwhile, the Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) has expressed concerns that the new Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway extension could significantly disrupt Kenya's highway-based economy by diverting cargo from roads to rail. The SGR extension, valued at Ksh500 billion, has raised job loss fears among motorists who depend on road transport for their livelihoods.
