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A view of the JKIA-Westlands Expressway as it was opened to the public for trial by Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia on May 14, 2022. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
The start of operations of the multi-billion shilling Nairobi expressway may delay over a dispute on the proposed toll charges.
The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Friday filed an urgent suit at the High Court to stop the opening or any operations on the expressway until their case challenging the base toll rates announced by the Ministry of Transport is heard and determined.
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