Kenya · Infrastructure
How Kenya’s road maintenance funding changed by source
Kenya Roads Board disbursements fell from KSh 80.07 billion in 2023/24 to KSh 69.54 billion in 2024/25, a drop of 13.2%. The fuel levy supplied about 98% of the latest provisional total.
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Fuel levy
Shared scale · 0 KSh million to 80,072 KSh million
Transit toll
Shared scale · 0 KSh million to 80,072 KSh million
Total
Shared scale · 0 KSh million to 80,072 KSh million
Switch funding measures. The last financial year is an estimate.
Fuel levy funding accounted for most of the decline
The fuel levy component fell from KSh 78.47 billion in 2023/24 to KSh 68.34 billion in 2024/25. Transit toll funding fell from KSh 1.60 billion to KSh 1.20 billion. Together the two fell by KSh 10.54 billion. Source 1
The 2025/26 estimate rises by about 2.1%
The survey estimates KSh 70.97 billion for 2025/26, including KSh 69.74 billion from the fuel levy. The estimate is still below the KSh 80.07 billion disbursed in 2023/24. Source 1
Disbursements measure funds released
The series counts the money the Kenya Roads Board disbursed from the named sources. To follow the same funds to a specific road, check agency or county allocation records, contracts and certified payments. Source 1
The period and price basis matter
Each row is a financial year and the figures use nominal shillings. Comparisons of the amount of maintenance the funding can buy need relevant input-price measures and comparable work scopes. Source 1