Why tolling of Mau Summit Road is still a thorn on its expansion

Nairobi Nakuru highway under construction at Rironi area. [George Njunge, Standard]

Crippling traffic jams on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, which are increasingly becoming frequent, appear to make a case for the expansion of the road. The road, a critical transport artery for Kenya and its neighbours that use the corridor to import and export goods, has in the recent past experienced major snarl-ups; the latest being last week, where hundreds of motorists were left stranded overnight.