RFA backs toll gates for road funding

Road Fund Administration (RFA) chief executive Ali Ipinge says the RFA still believes toll gates could help fund road infrastructure.

This comes after works and transport minister Veikko Nekundi on Wednesday told parliament that the government had rejected plans to introduce toll gates when he served as transport deputy minister.

“Our position is that it is still a viable option, but the policy decision needs full Cabinet support, and that has not been formally presented,” Ipinge says.

The toll gate proposal was first introduced in 2021 to help fund road maintenance. The RFA proposed installing between 21 and 23 toll gates across the national road network.