counties Road Maintenance Levy Fund Stories

Cabinet approves 40 per cent top-up for road contractors, gives nod to KPC privatisation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

However, the Cabinet said the disbursement will be conditional upon contractors agreeing to extend the final payment deadline by 120 days.

Court freezes Sh10.5 billion Roads Maintenance Levy Fund leaving counties in limbo
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

The appellate court suspended the implementation of a June 5 High Court judgment that had declared the exclusion of counties from the Roads Maintenanc...

Counties receive Sh3.68 billion road levy funds for repairs, upgrades
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2025

The levy, collected at Sh18 per litre of petrol and diesel, is specifically earmarked to fund routine road maintenance across the country.

President Ruto sidelines governors with new Sh11.47 billion road fund
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 11, 2025

The funds, earmarked for feeder and rural roads, reignite long-standing tensions between MPs and county chiefs over control of infrastructure developm...

Mediation committee seeks to resolve standoff over Sh15 billion slashed county funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 28, 2024

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, who co-chairs the mediation committee, pointed out the importance of supporting devolution and finding a fair resolution.

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