NAIROBI, Kenya, July 22 – 47 counties obtained Sh3.7 billion from the Kenya Roads Board (KRB) within the 2024/2025 fiscal 12 months to restore roads and bridges.
Under the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), Nakuru, Kitui, and Nairobi counties obtained the best allocations of Sh183 million, Sh152 million, and Sh120 million, respectively.
RMLF is supposed to facilitate upkeep of county street networks and is drawn from the gas levy charged at Sh18 per litre of petrol and diesel, which is collected on the pump and particularly earmarked for street rehabilitation and maintenance throughout the nation.
KRB, in a discover, said that the allocations are aimed toward enhancing street security, connectivity, and infrastructure requirements.
“The Board urges counties to prioritize effectivity, transparency, and accountability in using the funds for optimum affect,” it stated.
While some counties obtained massive shares, others have been allotted considerably decrease quantities.
Vihiga obtained the least at Sh37.5 million, adopted by Nyamira (Sh41.4 million), Busia (Sh45.5 million), Mombasa (Sh45.6 million), and Kisii (Sh60.7 million).
Counties receiving average to excessive allocations included Kiambu (Sh118.9 million), Machakos (Sh111.1 million), Kajiado (Sh106.3 million), Meru (Sh102.8 million), Nyeri (Sh100.3 million), and Narok (Sh97.3 million).
Others within the mid-tier vary have been Kilifi (Sh85.8 million), Uasin Gishu (Sh86.2 million), Turkana (Sh88.1 million), and Wajir (Sh90.5 million).
Garissa, Marsabit, Laikipia, Kakamega, and Tharaka Nithi every obtained between Sh60 million and Sh83 million.
KRB has directed all county governments to submit detailed work plans to its regional places of work in Kisumu, Nyeri, Garissa, Eldoret, Isiolo, Nakuru, Kakamega, and Machakos by August 12, 2025, to information the disbursement’s implementation and monitoring.
Earlier, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and his Transport counterpart Davis Chirchir defended the federal government’s administration of gas levy funds, which has drawn criticism amid rising pump costs.
Mbadi attributed the value surge to worldwide components, together with the escalating Israel-Iran battle and rising international oil costs.
He clarified that the core Sh18 levy stays solely reserved for street upkeep, whereas an extra Sh7 was securitized to clear pending payments and resume stalled infrastructure tasks.
“We had a option to both preserve spending on gravel roads which might be washed away each wet season or channel the funds towards reviving key street tasks. Contractors had deserted work as a result of we owed them round Sh130 billion,” stated Mbadi.
The National Treasury emphasised the necessity to prioritize the upkeep of current infrastructure over initiating new capital tasks.
