The cost of transporting goods and passengers on the Mombasa-Nairobi route is likely to increase after the government agreed to force trucks and buses on the proposed high-speed highway to be built by a consortium of US companies.
In an investor presentation, the consortium for the Mombasa-Nairobi Expressway disclosed that this is one of the six responsibilities of the government in the Sh477.9 billion public-private partnership (PPP).