I can see you have not gotten an appropriate response from my Wazua brothers and sister. I suspect that a lot of them have vested interest with plots in ruiru and thika and hence would rather hide their heads in the sand.

This would be an interesting turn off events. The current road construction going on in and around Nairobi has raised the prices of land in Nairobi environs. A toll road in my opinion would not essentially affect the current land prices. It might stem the appreciation.
Another reason why I don't think the toll charges will affect the land prices is the light rail which might be built in the same environs which will help create park and ride services and negate the need to drive.
We will eventually see a situation where the upper and middle upper class will be able to drive paying the toll prices daily while the rest can easily take the light rail.

The discourse between the young and the old is quite healthy.

Am yet to get official confirmation of it. And if it is true, it would amount to double taxation. It would also be difficult to implement given the traffic volumes and efficiency requirements.

Yes, where such arrangement is made, an alternative toll-free road has to be provided as well, another logistical hurdle

On language...I stand collected! "F" and "P" are very close on my keyb

But on toll roads... the suggestion that Thika road will have tolls is completely untrue! The planned Uhuru Highway overpass will be a private road on 20 - 3- year concession. Public road tolls are past tense in Kenya.

Mukiha ..... Thanks for that. The space and W are very close on my keyboard. I am glad you removed the blanket "toll stations are the way of the past" comment.
I am not sure whether Thika road will have or not have a toll station. The person who started this thread was only suggesting from whatever information he had " what is the effect of tolls on land prices on thika road"
To all people saying toll can not work because they cause Jam and there is no land to build the booths on are living in the past. Technology negates the need for having toll booths. All you need is that all vehicles to be fitted with a scanner and you top up a card. In fact most people buying vehicles from Japan already have the scanner with a slot for a card. You can argue for or against having tolls on thika road but the question is still valid
"What if the road was a toll station what would happen to land prices?"

Thika Road was financed by The Kenyan Government and The Africa Development Bank on a 10% to 80% ratio respectively with a Grant of another 10% (AfDB)This simply means that we have to pay the 80% which is in-terms of billions over a period of terms. I am well aware of the Fuel Levy Fund- Road Maintenance Fund which replaced toll levy years back after it was not possible due to poor infrastructure.
Can someone tell me where will we source the funds necessary for maintaining this world class superhighway if we had to borrow funds for constructing it in the first place? Look carefully, if the Chinese will not leave us with the tools and manpower they are using right now, will the Fuel Levy Fund be enough to source them to come and maintain the highway? Certainly not. If it will, then other roads will be underfunded in terms of maintenance.

I saw something on NTV to suggest that Thika Road Toll station will be up and running by Nov 2012. My Question is;

1. Isn't this discriminatory against users of the road given they also pay for maintenance through Fuel Levy?

2. What will be done to ensure that all users of the road are charged in differentiated scale depending on usage.

this government of ours loves money...i do not see any significant drop in fuel prices when they remove the fuel levy when the toll stations begin operations.

the amount to be charged at the toll stations will be dependant upon the type of vehicle and the tare weight..small saloon cars will attract the least charges while the bigger trucks and trailers will attract the biggest charges...

the main problem will be those people who work in nairobi and stay in juja...they will have to pay everyday...those staying just before the toll station...very lucky fellows...

That is assuming all the cash goes into road development and maintenance - I would not be surprised if less than 40% finds its way on the roads the rest disappearing into the administrative behemoth