The Motorist Association of Kenya now wants the government to stop the expansion of the Nairobi-Nakuru highway and the construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa expressway due to a lack of transparency.
The motorists on Tuesday, July 29, argued that the construction of the two roads through the Public-Private Partnership agreement was a scheme by political elites to profit at the expense of the ordinary Kenyans.
According to them, multinational companies and local power brokers were eager to cash in on the deal, while crucial details bout the projects were intentionally concealed from the public.
In their statement, the motorists also raised concern over the tolling system that would be used on the Nairobi-Mombasa expressway, claiming that the Ksh5,000 to Ksh7,000 per one-way trip was unaffordable for most drivers.
