Editorial: Nairobi Expressway Toll Deal With Chinese Contractor Risks Creating Another “White Elephant”

The new Nairobi Expressway that's being constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation. Image via @NrbXpressway_Ke.

The Business Daily Editorial Board warned the government that the proposed toll road pricing scheme for the new 27km Nairobi Expressway jeopardizes the financial stability of the project and risks creating another “white elephant” like the embattled Standard Gauge Railway.

The government allowed the China Road and Bridge Corporation, the contractor who is building and will operate the expressway, to charge toll fees based on inflation and the dollar exchange rate. 

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