Why state, motorists are at odds on road tolling

Southern Bypass toll station on Nairobi Expressway. The Expressway is the only tolled road in the country. [File, Standard]

Road users want the government to provide non-tolled road alternatives even as the government pushes ahead with plans to introduce fees for use of some key roads and highways across the country. 

A section of stakeholders who had their voices heard during the recently concluded public participation process on the draft Road Tolling Policy argued that wherever the government erected toll stations, it should ensure there are non-tolled alternatives.