Treasury Explains Why It Scrapped Original Rironi–Mau Summit Highway Deal
Motorists using the 139-kilometre highway will incur a cost of up to Ksh8 per kilometre once the road becomes operational, a result of the new PPP modedl by the ministry...
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The National Treasury has defended its decision to scrap the original Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit Highway contract, opting for a new toll-based model to improve fiscal sustainability.
- The original deal would have cost the government approximately Ksh23 billion annually, a figure deemed unsustainable.
- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi explained the shift away from a model that exposed taxpayers to a projected funding gap of up to Ksh200 billion in 15 years.
- The new Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement shifts financial risk to road users, with motorists potentially paying up to Ksh8 per kilometre.
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