Toll Fees for Dualled Nairobi-Nakuru Highway Revealed, Kenya to Pay Adani for Cancelled Deal

Hello and welcome to the Money Weekly Newsletter, where we cover the proposed toll fees for the dual Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

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Kenyans Pay Up to Ksh1,400 Toll Fee Per Trip from Nairobi to Nakuru

Kenyans planning to use the upcoming Nairobi–Nakuru dual carriageway will pay Ksh8 per kilometre after the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) settled on a proposal by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) to undertake the project. 

The toll rate will rise by 1 percent annually to account for inflation and exchange rate changes.

According to projections, motorists travelling the full stretch between Nairobi and Nakuru will pay about Ksh1,400 in toll fees for a one-way trip. A return journey will cost Ksh2,800, making it one of the highest toll road charges in Kenya once operational.

For shorter trips, motorists travelling between Rironi and Naivasha (58 kilometres) will pay Ksh464 for a one-way trip and Ksh928 for a return journey. 

The toll charges will be collected through an electronic payment system, similar to the one used on the Nairobi Expressway.

The Ksh170 billion project will be implemented under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Construction is expected to begin later this year and is targeted for completion by June 2027. 

Once operational, the consortium will run the highway for 28 years (2028–2055) to recover its investment through toll collections.

The plan includes the construction of six toll stations along the Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit (A8) section and two more on the Nairobi–Mai Mahiu–Naivasha (A8 South) route. 

The project is expected to significantly ease congestion along the busy transport corridor linking Nairobi to Western Kenya and regional markets.

Initially, the tender was awarded to a consortium led by France’s Vinci SA Highway at a projected cost of Ksh190 billion (1.3 billion euros)- about Ksh20 billion more than the current deal based on the current exchange rate.

The French consortium’s contract was, however, cancelled by the Ruto administration, citing high toll fees and lack of alternative routes.

The cancellation resulted in the government paying a Ksh6 billion fine to the French firms. 

However, an analysis of the two deals shows that the French consortium’s rates for small cars would have been cheaper, estimated at Ksh800 per trip—around Ksh600 less than the current proposal under the NSSF–CRBC consortium. 

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Kenya to Compensate Adani for Cancelled Deal

Kenya is negotiating with India’s Adani Group over compensation following the verbal cancellation of a Ksh96 billion deal to build electricity transmission lines and substations. Treasury’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Directorate confirmed that talks are ongoing to reach an amicable settlement instead of issuing a formal termination notice, which could cost taxpayers over Ksh5 billion.

The deal, signed in October 2023, tasked Adani with constructing two major transmission lines. President William Ruto ordered the cancellation of the 30-year public-private partnership in November 2024 after Adani Group founder Gautam Adani was indicted in the United States for alleged bribery and investor deception.

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