… He revealed that the securitisation of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund and the Sports Fund has enabled the Government to clear pending bills in the roads sector and construct 6,000km of new roads, and accelerate the construction of 32 new stadia across the country."The Road Mainte …
… Significant progress has been recorded in settling outstanding bills through proceeds from the securitisation of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund, easing liquidity constraints that have long burdened businesses. …
… The Auditor-General had already flagged that Road Maintenance Levy Fund receivables of Ksh.5.18 billion “could not be confirmed.” This is not an isolated discrepancy. …
… Where is the Ksh.7 of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund going to? Oh, and how about the Rironi-Mau Summit contract?And we now learn so late in the day that cancelling the Kenya-France deal cost us Ksh.7 billion. …
… In Kenya, we had an enterprise called NOC, which was bypassed because we would have had a national problem using our national instruments but it was difficult for an individual to benefit.” Nyoro also criticised the securitisation of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), terming …
… According to Parliament, the committees will seek clarification on how the proposed measures could affect the approved 2025/2026 budget, the 2026/2027 budget estimates, and existing contractual obligations tied to proceeds from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund. …
… orists has evolved beyond its original purpose of maintaining roads and is now being used to secure long-term financial obligations through infrastructure financing deals.The Democratic Party claimed that Sh25 per litre is currently being paid under the Road Maintenance Levy Fund …
… tainer: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); In a formal notice addressed to the Clerk of the National Assembly on May 15, 2026, Nyoro said he intends to initiate amendments to the VAT Act and the Road Maintenance Levy Fund …
NAIROBI, Kenya May 10 – A sharp debate has emerged over the sharing of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) after the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing proposed that county governments receive 49 per cent of the fuel levy allocation under the propose …
Fifteen years after Kenya's 2010 Constitution, devolution has shifted service delivery—healthcare, roads, water, and education—from Nairobi to counties, though results are mixed. Counties have made measurable gains in health infrastructure and early childhood education, but remain heavily dependent on national transfers, struggle with revenue, pending bills, corruption, and public participation challenges.
Fifteen years after Kenya's 2010 Constitution, devolution has shifted service delivery—healthcare, roads, water, and education—from Nairobi to counties, though results are mixed. Counties have made measurable gains in health infrastructure and early childhood education, but remain heavily dependent on national transfers, struggle with revenue, pending bills, corruption, and public participation challenges.
President William Ruto has assured Kajiado residents that they will have full control of Amboseli National Park management, which he decided to return to the county in November 2025; the transfer has been temporarily halted by court, but Ruto says it will be completed before the end of the year.
President Ruto's administration avoided sovereign default despite Kenya being among six African economies at elevated risk of debt distress, meeting external obligations while peers defaulted. However, macroeconomic stability has come at the cost to households and businesses, with aggressive tax collection and debt servicing consuming government revenue while leaving limited fiscal space for development.
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's recent spike in fuel prices — petrol to Ksh.214.25 per litre and diesel to Ksh.242.92 per litre — reveals the strategic role fuel plays across the economy, affecting productivity, trade, food security, and household costs. The piece contends that government interventions are responses, not solutions, and points to wider economic lessons beyond commodity pricing.
Yvonne Okwara argues that while the Treasury Cabinet Secretary defends greater scrutiny of taxpayer information on grounds of transparency and tax compliance, Kenyans are equally entitled to ask why the state remains reluctant to fully disclose financial information to citizens, pointing to the Standard Gauge Railway contracts as an example of costly public projects whose agreements remain hidden or redacted.
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has justified his silence while serving as chairperson of the National Assembly's Budget and Appropriations Committee, saying team responsibility meant he could only raise concerns internally through closed-door discussions rather than publicly oppose policies. He said his current position outside the committee structure now allows him greater freedom to openly express his views.
The National Assembly has begun reviewing legislative proposals from Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro to reduce fuel prices. Nyoro's proposals include reducing fuel distributors', retailers' and wholesalers' margins by Sh4 per litre and scrapping the 8 per cent VAT on fuel.
The Democratic Party has criticized the Kenya Kwanza administration's fiscal decisions and taxation as the primary cause of Kenya's economic hardship, arguing the government should not blame global oil prices alone. The party claims excessive taxes, opaque borrowing, and spending policies are straining households, with Sh25 per litre under the Road Maintenance Levy Fund and Sh12 per litre committed through SPV arrangements and infrastructure bonds.
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has proposed legislative amendments to the VAT Act and Road Maintenance Levy Fund regulations aimed at reducing fuel prices, arguing current prices are unsustainable and risk worsening inflation and economic hardship.
The Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing has proposed that county governments receive 49 per cent of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund under a proposed Roads Act amendment bill, while the Ministry of Roads and Transport recommends only 15 per cent. The Committee argues that since road maintenance functions have shifted to county governments, resources should follow those functions.