Nairobi Expressway sio kwako! How to access it legally

It is off limits to pedestrians, hawkers, bodaboda and tuktuk guys

• Minimum purchase amount of toll points is Ksh.2,000 and with a validity of one year.

• To register with Moja Expressway you will be required to physically visit Nairobi Expressway Plaza Service Centre on Mombasa Road, opposite General Motors.

Nairobi Expressway
Nairobi Expressway

Kenyans or any other foreign motorists will not just access the Nairobi Expressway willy nilly. There is a method to the process.

The Nairobi Expressway is the road that stretches from Mlolongo through Uhuru Highway to the James Gichuru Road junction in Westlands.

Usijifanye mjuaji and just join it without first understanding what is really needed. This is for pedestrians, bodaboda guys and cyclists.

Check out your separate rules in the link below.

For the motorists, the set of rules has been released.

Check them out.

To register with Moja Expressway you will be required to physically visit Nairobi Expressway Plaza Service Centre on Mombasa Road, opposite General Motors.

At the service centre, you will prove ownership of the vehicle and also subscribe to a mode of payment that you will be using to make payment for using the expressway.

There are three modes of payment; the Manual Toll Collection (MTC) card, the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) service and cash.

How to apply for a Manual Toll Collection (MTC) card

A manual Toll Collection (MTC) card can be loaded with toll points used to pay toll fees at Toll Stations.

1. Visit the service centre at Nairobi Expressway Plaza

2. Fill in the MTC Card Subscriber Registration form

3. Present the required documents ID/Passport and Logbook

4. Pay a service charge of Ksh.3005. Purchase toll points and activate your MTC card

6. Load toll points into your MTC card.NOTE: Minimum purchase of Toll Points is Ksh.1,000 with a validity of one year.

How to apply for the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) service

ETC allows toll points to be electronically deducted through the pre-installed On-Board Unit (OBU) device offering a non-stop road service.

1. Visit the service centre at Nairobi Expressway Plaza2. Fill in the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) service subscriber registration form

3. Present the required documents (ID/Passport and Logbook)

4. Pay a service charge of Ksh.1,000.

5. Install and activate your OBU device

6. Purchase toll points

7. Load toll points into your OBU device.

Note: Minimum purchase amount of toll points is Ksh.2,000 and with a validity of one year.

The official date for the opening of the expressway to the general public is yet to be announced.

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