Nairobi Expressway records over 60K users in one year, plans underway for CBD exit

One year after the Nairobi Expressway was launched, the operator of the infrastructure, Moja Express Company, has termed the first year a success with over 60,000 users on the road daily.

The company says they have so far registered over 120,000 Electronic toll users over on the 27km road during the period, with plans in place to construct an exit into the CBD. 

“The first year we have had ups and downs but we have managed to get over 60,000 customers daily, which is a big win for us looking that we have just been in operations for the last 12 months,” Moja Express Company CEO Steve Zhao said.

According to Zhao, the operation has not been without its challenges, specifically the vandalism of critical infrastructure.

However, the latest vandalism that occurred during the anti-government demos two weeks ago was the most significant on the road, with the operator stating that they will need at least a month to finish the repair works.

“We did temporary repairs on the road to allow motorists to use it but we need at least a month to ensure that we complete all the works properly,” stated Zhao.

Further, Zhao says that they will soon start construction of another exit of the Expressway along Haile Selassie Avenue which will allow users to exit directly into the CBD.

“We have been engaging our customers on how to best serve them and they said that they need an extra exit directly into the CBD,” he noted.

Matatus which were recently allowed back on the road after a series of accidents in the beginning have had to be retrained on how to drive on the road to ensure such incidences that were witnessed are not repeated.