Motorists at the Likoni Ferry Crossing in Mombasa use a cashless payment system. Once payment is done, the new system captures the vehicle’s number plate, and once approved, the barrier gate will automatically open to let the driver through.
When the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) introduced a cashless payment system at the ferry on the Likoni channel in Mombasa City three years ago, little did its officials know that they were losing close to Sh1 million in revenue daily due to corruption.
KPA installed smart barrier gates that only allows a motorist to pass through after they have made an electronic payment in 2020 as a measure to increase revenue and curb fraud on the busy channel, where more than 6,000 vehicles and 300,000 pedestrians cross daily.
