Government Reveals Ksh98 Billion Owed to Contractors Despite Funding New Road Projects

Kenya’s Ministry of Roads and Transport owed road contractors Ksh98.17 billion in pending bills as of June 2026, Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir disclosed. At a meeting with Parliament’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee in Naivasha, he said settling the debt remained a priority alongside ongoing road projects. The ministry disbursed Ksh208.6 billion through a securitisation framework, including funding for the expansion of the James Gichuru–Rironi Road and improvements to the Garissa-Isiolo corridor. The Road Maintenance Levy Fund collected Ksh127.4 billion in 2025/26, while development budget absorption reached 99.8 per cent.