The Kampala-Entebbe Expressway toll system
HABARI DAILY I Kampala, Uganda I The Uganda Government has resolved to terminate the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway Toll Contract, Habari Daily can reliably reveal.
Official from Government that we talked to revealed that the revenue collection function will be handed over to the Uganda Revenue Authority.
“the decision has already been made, and we are just waiting for the imprementation of the directive from the Executive,” said the source without divulging more details.
The resolution followed Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure recommendation for an end to private operation of the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway toll system. Members cited serious revenue leakages, persistent system failures, contractual breaches and procurement weaknesses that threaten the government’s ability to recover the money borrowed to build the road.
The committee, chaired by Mbarara City South MP Mwine Mpaka, reached its position after examining toll collection records, contracts and the system used to monitor vehicles. It has recommended that government take over operations and maintenance of the expressway, with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) taking responsibility for toll collection.
At the centre of the concerns are thousands of vehicles whose toll payments could not be reconciled. An internal audit found that 10,446 vehicle passages were unaccounted for. In November 2024 alone, 586 vehicles could not be traced in the records, representing an estimated Shs407 million in lost revenue. Another 2,860 vehicles were missing from the records in December 2025, while more than 7,000 were unaccounted for in May 2026, with the suspected losses running into billions of shillings.
The committee also found that the tolling system was not as automated as it was supposed to be. A vehicle-classification system required under the contract had never been installed, leaving operators to classify vehicles manually. During a committee inspection at Kajjansi, MPs witnessed a bus that should have paid Shs15,000 being charged only Shs5,000 after a light-vehicle electronic card was manually used to open the barrier.
For the committee, such weaknesses create opportunities for toll evasion, manipulation and revenue diversion.
Contractual violations further deepened Parliament’s concerns. Former Uganda National Roads Authority executive director Allen Kagina told the committee that Egis exceeded the permitted subcontracting ceiling. The contract allowed subcontracting of up to 15%, but the level rose to 25% without UNRA approval.
Lawmakers have also questioned the circumstances surrounding the subsequent engagement of Pinnacle Security Limited, including its reported Shs36 billion annual toll-collection arrangement and concerns over procurement and legal approvals.
Mpaka said the problems could no longer be treated as isolated technical failures, arguing that the priority must be to protect public revenue and ensure the expressway contributes to repayment of the loan used to finance it.
The committee has therefore called for government to take control of the expressway, strengthen electronic collection and subject the toll arrangements to forensic audits. It also wants anti-corruption agencies to investigate officials associated with the procurement, management and implementation of the contracts.
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