Upgrading and maintenance of rural access roads

The Kenya Kwanza government promised to prioritize 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.

The Kenya Rural Roads Authority and the Kenya National Highways Authority committed to upgrade and maintain rural access roads, especially in areas with poor access and connectivity in its strategic plan for the years 2023-2027.
There has been a steady increase in routine road maintenance activities from 23,024.00 km in 2022 to 28,834.33 in 2025, with a peak of 32,385.40 km in 2024.
There has, however, been a decline in the upgrading of roads to bitumen standards with the numbers falling from 633.97 km in 2022 to 472.73 km in 2025, with the lowest recorded upgrades of only 248.8 km coming in 2023.

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Last updated: May 19, 2026 12:39 pm