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Counties to receive direct funding for road maintenance after passage of new Bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 07, 2025

Under the new law, each county must set up a dedicated department for road works, open a special account for funding and submit annual road programmes...

Showdown looms as counties, MPs clash over Road Maintenance Levy Fund
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 26, 2025

The Committee on Transport and Infrastructure has rejected governors’ calls for a minimum 15 per cent allocation, instead backing a five per cent shar...

CS Chirchir defends Sh175 billion infrastructure bond, assures it won’t raise public debt
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 06, 2025

CS Davis Chirchir explained that the State Department for Roads allocated Sh7 billion from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) in February 2025 to a...

MPs reject proposal to divert road maintenance funds for administrative use
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 14, 2025

MPs questioned the legality and necessity of allocating 1.5 per cent of the Fund to the State Department of Roads and retaining 10 per cent for “criti...

Counties poised for share of road maintenance levy under new Bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

The Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introduced by Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma, proposes changes that would ensure counties benefit directly from...

Kebs on the spot as MPs order withdrawal of disputed levy regulations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 06, 2025

The legislators on Tuesday questioned how a 1990 legal notice had been quietly replaced without fresh tabling before Parliament, accusing Kebs of side...

KURA defends Sh175 billion roadworks deal as contractors waive 35 per cent interest on pending bills
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Aug 02, 2025

The funds are being used to clear pending bills owed to contractors, pay interest on delayed payments, and settle land compensation fees to pave the w...

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...

National Assembly gets reprieve after Court of Appeal stays decision cutting counties out of road fund
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 25, 2025

The court also directed the respondents to file and serve their written submissions within 14 days of service, after which the matter shall be listed...

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.

Motorists demand full refund of road levies, say fuel price hike illegal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 22, 2025

Motorists Association of Kenya (MAK) blamed the government for deliberately inflating fuel prices and misusing the road levy under what they termed as...

Fuel levy hike pushes KRA’s road levy collections to record Sh119.7 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 17, 2025

According to KRA, the 50.9 per cent surge in RML collections was driven by the levy adjustment from Sh18 to Sh25 per litre, coupled with increased oil...

Rironi–Mau Summit Road expansion to start August amid contractor uncertainty
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

CS Davis Chirchir told the Senate on Wednesday that the Public-Private Partnership Directorate is still finalising the procurement process and evaluat...

Sh7 fuel levy used to pay contractors, not raise prices – Treasury CS John Mbadi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

CS John Mbadi stressed that the decision was deliberate and well thought out, countering claims that the additional charges had increased fuel prices....

Road Maintenance Levy Fund: Counties score big as Treasury disburses Sh3.6 billion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 05, 2025

The funds, released on June 30, represent 35 per cent of the total Sh10.52 billion allocation owed to counties.

Kenya's Road Levy hits Sh90.5 billion, fueled by controversial tax hike
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 26, 2025

Official data shows this is a rise of Sh29.3 billion compared to Sh61.18 billion raised in the same period the previous year.

Treasury to securitise half of road levy to unlock funds for stalled projects
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 04, 2025

Wajir East MP Aden Daud questioned the rationale behind raising the levy beyond the initial Sh7 approved by Parliament.

Government clears Sh118.3bn pending bills in Q1 2025 as Treasury pushes to cut arrears
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 26, 2025

According to Treasury data, the reduction is partly attributed to the ongoing settlements in the infrastructure docket.

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...

Governors willing to settle Sh10.5 billion roads fund dispute out of court to end stalemate
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

The National Assembly suggested allocating Sh25.3 billion, while the Senate pushed for the full Sh50.5 billion. Governors and the Senate support direc...

Road contractors to resume work after Sh63 billion released to pay pending bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 08, 2025

The issue of unpaid debts has long been a challenge for both local and foreign contractors, with some owed billions of shillings for work completed as...

How government plans to use Sh7 per litre of fuel levy to settle Sh175bn in unpaid contractor dues
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 05, 2025

The CS added that resolving the outstanding payments would not only stabilise the road construction industry but also address challenges faced by supp...

Sh50.5 billion in limbo as Senate, National Assembly fail to agree on county funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 31, 2025

With the financial year fast approaching its end, county governments remain in limbo, uncertain whether they will receive the much-needed funds to sup...

Government to implement road tolling policy amid public concerns
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 27, 2025

The Ministry of Roads and Transport confirmed that toll charges will be structured to ensure affordability and that revenues collected will be reinves...

Governors and MPs locked in bitter battle over Sh10 billion road repairs fund
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 04, 2025

Ainabkoi MP Samuel Chepkonga insisted that governors will only receive their share of the additional allocation if they withdraw the court case.

Governors lock horns with MPs over Road Maintenance Fund
Charles Adinda  |  Feb 27, 2025

The county bosses insisted that they should get the lion's share of the fund because the responsibility of constructing and maintaining the majority o...

Motorists to pay more taxes as government seeks to reintroduce levies shelved after protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 13, 2025

In addition to the insurance tax, the congestion levy is expected to target major urban areas such as Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, and Nakuru.

National Assembly, Senate clash over control of Sh10.5 billion road maintenance fund
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 03, 2025

The County Governments Additional Allocation Bill, which includes the RMLF, has stalled at the mediation stage after a rift between the two Houses of...

Taxes account for 46 per cent of fuel prices as state increases levies to meet revenue targets
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 16, 2025

Kenya's dependence on fuel taxes has deepened in recent years as the government seeks more revenue from this vital commodity.

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