Pay up or pay: Why Mau- Rironi highway toll-free options could be costlier

Motorists wait along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway following a major traffic jam. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Once the upgrade of the Rironi-Mau Summit road is done, Kenyans travelling to western Kenya might have limited options but to pay to use the road, with the government appearing reluctant to offer toll-free alternatives.

This is even as concerns continue to mount that the project has taken an overly commercial approach despite transport infrastructure being a public good and an economic enabler for Kenya and its East African neighbours.