Nairobi Expressway vandalism to cost KSh500m, claims CS Murkomen

The toll road operator Moja Expressway Company, announced on Thursday that drivers would not be able to access the Mlolongo, Syokimau, or the standard gauge railway toll stations because they are still closed. This toll road connects Mlolongo to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway at Westlands via the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The company issued a statement on Thursday saying, “For your safety, we encourage all drivers using the Westlands-Mlolongo route to depart JKIA and Mlolongo-Westlands bound drivers to safely reach the Nairobi Expressway at the JKIA Toll Station.
The center of the riots, which disrupted transportation, vandalized the expressway, and generally caused mayhem, was Mlolongo, which is located outside of the city. The expressway’s dividing wall was demolished, the iron fence was broken down, and the thousands of flowers that lined it fell onto the burnt tarmac.
According to Mr. Murkomen, those who organized the demonstrations would pay for the Ksh87 billion, 27.1-kilometer road that was financed and constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) under a public-private partnership model.
The CRBC subsidiary Moja Expressway, which will maintain the road for 27 years, will levy tolls to recoup the privately funded construction of the double-decker expressway.
Since May of last year, the busy Mombasa Road has been less congested thanks to the Nairobi Expressway, which includes 10 interchanges.
The interchanges are located at James Gichuru Road, Capital Centre, Haile Selassie Avenue, Museum Hill, Westlands, and Mlolongo, the standard gauge railway station.
In addition to increasing security, Moja Expressway promised to return the route to how it was before the vandalism.
Matatus re-enters the road
While examining the expressway damage on Thursday, Mr. Murkomen also relaxed the ban on public service cars utilizing the toll road.
Following safety problems and road carnage, the government had outlawed PSVs transporting more than seven people a year prior.
In one of the instances, an Embassava Sacco minibus sped up and crashed into other vehicles on the line as it approached the toll gate at the Mlolongo entry.
The temporary suspension, according to Thursday’s statement from Kipchumba Murkomen, secretary of transport, “proved successful with PSVs taking the necessary steps to ensure their vehicles are roadworthy and adhere to set rules and regulations.”