Kenya’s roads sector is staring at a staggering Ksh850 billion funding gap, and the government is now turning to bold, unconventional financing models to prevent a decade-long infrastructure freeze.
Appearing before the National Assembly’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee at Parliament Buildings, Roads Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir laid bare the grim arithmetic: the Roads Sub-sector’s outstanding Government of Kenya (GoK) obligations stand at approximately Ksh850 billion, yet the 2026 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) ceiling allocates just Ksh70 billion for the 2026/27 financial year.
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