• The expressway, with 18.2km on the ground and 8.9km elevated, is a class A, four-lane dual carriageway with a design speed of 80km per hour.
• The project is one of retired president Uhuru Kenyatta’s legacy.
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The National Assembly has called for an audit for the Sh87 billion Nairobi Expressway contract.
According to Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah, the contract was shrouded with secrecy arguing the financial beat is unknown
Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, he questioned why the motorists have not been allowed to use mobile money since the Expressway was launched.
"We were told there would be no public funds used in this project but details coming out of the level of public investment are astonishing to Kenyans,” Ichungwa said.
"For the hustler fund, you can track everything; but for the expressway contract, they cannot even allow us to track how many vehicles are using the highway. It leaves a lot to be desired."
Motorists using the expressway either pay using cash ( Manual Toll Collection)or On-Board Unit for Electronic Toll Collection Service.
As a result, Ichung'wah called on the Finance and Transport committees to summon the operator - Moja Expressway- to make public how much they are making daily.
The relevant committees are also required to inquire whether the contractor was paying taxes for the money collected since the start of operations earlier in the year.
Also, it should be established the tax exemption that was extended to the China Road and Bridge Corporation by the previous administration.
The expressway seeks to decongest Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway and Waiyaki Way but has experienced traffic since it was opened to the public.
The road has 11 tolling stations, 54 toll plazas, and 54 cameras along the 27km expressway, with 126 cameras inside the toll plazas.
The road is monitored with recordings being done at 30 minutes intervals.
There’s a smart monitoring system that detects congestion, spillage, vehicle reversals, pedestrian crossing and emergencies.
The dual carriageway has 11 interchanges at Mlolongo, Standard Gauge Railway, JKIA, Eastern Bypass, Southern Bypass, Capital Centre, Haile Selassie Avenue, Museum Hill, Westlands, and James Gichuru Road.
The expressway, with 18.2km on the ground and 8.9km elevated, is a class A, four-lane dual carriageway with a design speed of 80km per hour.
The project is one of retired president Uhuru Kenyatta’s legacy.