The Kenya Roads Board has disbursed Sh 32.9 billion as the government combines efforts to maintain various classes of roads.
The funds were released between July and December 2022, according to a public notice.
The Kenya National Highways Authority received the largest share of the funds, totaling Sh12.8 billion.
Kenha is in charge of major trunk roads of classes S, A, B, and C.
During the same period, the Kenya Rural Roads Authority received Sh10.8 billion, while the Kenya Urban Roads Authority received Sh5.1 billion.
The Kenya Wildlife Service was given Sh340 million to manage national park roads during the same time period.
Under the roads sector investment programme, Sh3.8 billion was allocated for Emergencies and Roads.
“Funds have been released to compliant Road Agencies for implementation of road works as per the Annual Public Roads Programme for the FY 2022/2023,” the board said.
Normally, the funds are raised from motorists through the Sh18 per-litre road maintenance levy and transit tolls.
After Kenya reclassified its network into national trunk and county roads in 2016, the agencies were given funds based on the length of roads under their supervision.
Previously, the roads board relied on the Commission on Revenue Allocation formula, which calculated allocations based on population, land area, and poverty levels.
Climate and population are also factors in the county formula.
A value-for-money audit conducted between 2018 and 2021 revealed that 60% of roads were in good condition, up from 40% in the baseline study in 2018.
The proportion of roads in fair and poor condition fell from 37% and 23%, respectively, to 22% and 18%.
