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GGK
#31 Posted : Friday, September 14, 2012 11:44:26 AM
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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.
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majimaji
#32 Posted : Friday, September 14, 2012 12:03:01 PM
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GGK wrote:
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.


The provision for the toll booths and toll lanes are already in place at Ruiru on the Highway. This indicates that at a future time users may pay a toll fee. All Gok has to do is gazette the fees and you constant wazuan and other road users start paying a toll. The Gok may argue that being a state of the art road, highway users will be paying a premium on top of the normal fuel levy. la hasha?
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Kaigangio
#33 Posted : Friday, September 14, 2012 12:09:13 PM
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GGK wrote:
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...
...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
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GGK
#34 Posted : Friday, September 14, 2012 12:24:02 PM
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majimaji wrote:
GGK wrote:
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.


The provision for the toll booths and toll lanes are already in place at Ruiru on the Highway. This indicates that at a future time users may pay a toll fee. All Gok has to do is gazette the fees and you constant wazuan and other road users start paying a toll. The Gok may argue that being a state of the art road, highway users will be paying a premium on top of the normal fuel levy. la hasha?


The road users are already paying 9/= per liter as they fuel. Going the statistics before construction began, they said about 70,000 vehicles use the road per day. Assuming this has grown to 80,000 after completion and each vehicle uses say 5 liters on the road, this translates to 45/= per vehicle which adds up to 3.6 million per day or 1.314 Billion annually.

I thought this should be enough for maintenance
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sitaki.kujulikana
#35 Posted : Friday, September 14, 2012 12:39:57 PM
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GGK wrote:
majimaji wrote:
GGK wrote:
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.


The provision for the toll booths and toll lanes are already in place at Ruiru on the Highway. This indicates that at a future time users may pay a toll fee. All Gok has to do is gazette the fees and you constant wazuan and other road users start paying a toll. The Gok may argue that being a state of the art road, highway users will be paying a premium on top of the normal fuel levy. la hasha?


The road users are already paying 9/= per liter as they fuel. Going the statistics before construction began, they said about 70,000 vehicles use the road per day. Assuming this has grown to 80,000 after completion and each vehicle uses say 5 liters on the road, this translates to 45/= per vehicle which adds up to 3.6 million per day or 1.314 Billion annually.

I thought this should be enough for maintenance


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
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