How you will access the Nairobi Expressway

Motorists who intend to use the Nairobi Expressway will be required to register with the company that will run it.

The 27-kilometre expressway that stretches from Mlolongo through Uhuru Highway to the James Gichuru Road junction in Westlands will be operated by Moja Expressway, a subsidiary of China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) which designed, financed and constructed the road.

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 on the expressway.

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.300
5. 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 Plaza
2. 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 that will be mounted on your vehicle
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.