NAIROBI, Kenya- Motorists using the upcoming Rironi–Mau Summit Highway will pay Sh1,400 for the full 175-kilometre stretch once the project is complete in 2027, the government has announced.
Toll Charges and Alternative Routes
Principal Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Raymond Omollo, said the toll will be set at Sh8 per kilometre for small cars, with trucks and buses charged differently. He assured Kenyans that, just like the Nairobi Expressway, alternative routes will be available along the highway.
“When the road is complete, it will be tolled at Sh8 per kilometre, about Sh1,400 for the full journey. But Kenyans will also have improved alternative routes, because choice matters. Safety matters. Fairness matters,” Omollo stated.
Road Design and Expansion
The Sh200 billion project will feature a four-lane dual carriageway from Rironi to Naivasha, expanding to six lanes between Naivasha and Nakuru to ease congestion caused by heavy trucks. In Nakuru City, the road will be elevated to avoid bottlenecks, before continuing as a spacious four-lane highway to Mau Summit.
“From Naivasha to Nakuru, where the trucks and buses pack the road from morning to night, it expands to six lanes to keep everyone moving,” Omollo explained.
The PS added that the highway will shorten trips for traders, improve access to hospitals, strengthen supply chains for farmers, and provide smoother journeys for students.
The project is expected to transform transport efficiency along the Northern Corridor, easing the flow of goods from Mombasa to Western Kenya and into Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is also seen as a strategic move to counter rising competition from Tanzania’s transport routes.
To further reduce traffic, the government is widening the Westlands–Rironi road to six lanes, complementing the new toll highway.
