Kenya Urban Roads Authority Stories
KURA urged motorists to exercise caution, follow all traffic signs and obey instructions from police officers and traffic marshals on site.
Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, appearing before the National Assembly’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee, defended the pl...
Proceeds from the bond will be serviced using part of the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund, which collects Sh7 per litre of petrol or diesel sold. The levy...
Garissa Municipality gives roadside mechanics one week to vacate Kismayu Road after oil spills and waste threaten to wipe out the town’s iconic acacia...
The flooded section has made movement difficult for both pedestrians and motorists who rely on the road to access Yusuf Haji Avenue and Nairobi’s Cent...
Ruto said the initiative will include streetlight installations, river cleanups and wider collaboration with local businesses to restore the city’s di...
MPs slammed KURA for weak oversight of contractors and called for stricter accountability measures to ensure roads are properly maintained.
Neglected construction sites have contributed to flooding, heavy traffic, and, in some instances, accidents, leaving residents frustrated and motorist...
The initiative, driven by collaboration between the county government, road agencies, development partners, and civil society, is reshaping daily life...
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...
Waithera, in her motion, described Nowrojee as a kind of advocate who pursued justice over grandstanding and or profit, often offering services as pr...
The 1st to 4th Quarterly Reports revealed significant gaps, including projects reported as complete when they were still pending, missing budgeted pro...
The committee scrutinised KeRRA’s handling of the 2023/2024 financial year, noting that Sh3,696,888,000 had been transferred from the Fund’s bank acco...
Chirchir said the new system will use cameras at major junctions to automatically detect offenders and issue fines, cutting down on court backlogs and...
The absence of lighting has created insecurity, with many people avoiding the road at night and calling for urgent action from Nairobi City County to...
Mbadi said the arrangements fall outside the budget financing framework and therefore cannot be classified as public debt.
During a session on Tuesday, the National Assembly Committee on Implementation criticised the ministry for awarding contracts without securing adequat...
For years, residents and businesses along this stretch have complained about poor road conditions, which have disrupted movement and caused environmen...
With construction now underway, residents and business operators along Seventh Street are hopeful that the long years of struggle are coming to an end...
The section has now become muddy and waterlogged whenever it rains, leaving both pedestrians and vehicles with limited space to move.
The flooding has disrupted movement for both pedestrians and vehicles. Cars often get stuck or are forced to slow down to navigate through the water,...
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...
The renewed problem comes despite previous efforts by Nairobi County’s anti-dumping unit, supported by local well-wishers, which had significantly red...
Seventh Street, which links Second Avenue to Third Avenue, remains in poor condition. Its neighbouring streets, including Sixth Street and Eighth Stre...
KURA has identified critical violations along several roads in Garissa Town, including Bashal-Sambul Road, Sambul-Mikono Road, Miraa Road, Garissa Ndo...
The Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introduced by Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma, proposes changes that would ensure counties benefit directly from...
Chirchir said a public participation exercise was conducted, during which Kenyans demanded accountability and transparency in managing toll revenues,...
Police noted that most crashes are preventable if road users avoid risky behaviours such as speeding, reckless overtaking, drink-driving, overloading,...
A key highlight of the new law is the introduction of a minimum bet threshold of Sh20. Any operator who permits bets below this amount risks a fine of...
