Governance

Upgrading & Maintenance of Rural Access Roads and Improvement of Road Infrastructure in Urban Informal Settlements

Prioritise upgrading and maintenance of rural access roads as well as the improvement of roads infrastructure in urban informal settlement and critical national and regional trunk roads that have the highest immediate economic impact.

On 2nd April 2023, President William Ruto launched the Kaelo-Kamukunji-Mutuati road in Igembe North, Meru County. The 10 km road is part of a total planned network of 440km under the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) with its Director General Eng Philemon Kandie saying that the road will cost 630M.

9th August 2023 – The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) targets to maintain more than 3,000km of roads in towns in the country within the current financial year. Another 200km of new roads will also be tarmacked in the towns. Kura Director for Roads Assets and Corridor Management Abdulrashid Sheikh Mohamed said good roads in urban areas will help to speed up economic growth.

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Last updated: May 19, 2026 12:39 pm