【全非资讯·肯尼亚】 肯尼亚：COFEK采取行动阻止拟议的内罗毕-纳库鲁高速公路收费

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内罗毕消息 —— 肯尼亚消费者联合会（COFEK）已向法院提起诉讼，寻求叫停政府对该国两条最繁忙的高速公路征收每公里8先令拟议通行费的计划，这为肯尼亚扩大道路使用者收费的计划拉开了法律战的序幕。\n\n该诉讼针对的是拟对内罗毕-纳库鲁-毛峰（Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit）以及里龙尼-马伊马希尤-奈瓦沙（Rironi-Maai Mahiu-Naivasha）高速公路征收通行费的计划，这两条公路是连接内罗毕与裂谷省及肯尼亚西部的关键交通走廊。\n\nCOFEK辩称，在针对该案的宪法诉讼做出裁决之前，应暂停计划中的收费框架，并对在驾驶员已经承受高油价、保险成本和车辆维护费用负担的情况下引入额外收费的合法性及其影响表示担忧。\n\n然而，政府敦促法院驳回此案，并辩称该事项已经是另一家法院审理中的平行案件的主题。\n\n国家律师辩称，允许审理多起针对同一项目的案件可能会导致相互冲突的司法裁决，并构成对诉讼程序的滥用。因此，他们要求法院驳回该诉讼，并允许现有的诉讼程序继续进行。\n\n根据拟议的收费标准，驾车者在受影响的路段行驶时，每公里需支付8先令。\n\n如果得以实施，这些收费将适用于使用升级后公路网的车辆，作为政府收回基础设施投资成本、同时为道路维护和未来扩张筹集资金战略的一部分。

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Nairobi — The Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has moved to court seeking to suspend the government's proposed Sh8-per-kilometre toll charges on two of the country's busiest highways, setting the stage for a legal battle over Kenya's planned expansion of road user charges.

The petition targets the proposed tolling of the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit and Rironi-Maai Mahiu-Naivasha highways, key transport corridors that connect Nairobi to the Rift Valley and western Kenya.

COFEK argues that the planned tolling framework should be halted pending the determination of its constitutional petition, raising concerns over the legality and implications of introducing additional charges for motorists already burdened by high fuel prices, insurance costs and vehicle maintenance expenses.

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However, the government has urged the court to dismiss the petition, arguing that the matter is already the subject of a parallel case before another court.

State lawyers contend that allowing multiple cases challenging the same project could result in conflicting judicial decisions and amount to an abuse of the court process. They have therefore asked the court to strike out the petition and allow the existing proceedings to continue.

The proposed toll would see motorists pay Sh8 for every kilometre travelled on the affected road sections.

If implemented, the charges would apply to vehicles using the upgraded highway network as part of the government's strategy to recover infrastructure investment costs while financing road maintenance and future expansion.

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