According to the 2025 Economic Survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, road infrastructure continues to receive a major share of government funding, with the budget for the 2024/25 financial year rising by 29.1% to Sh171.9 billion. A large portion is allocated to upgrading trunk, primary, and minor roads, as well as ongoing maintenance.
Development expenditure is projected to increase significantly—from Sh66.7 billion to Sh102.4 billion—while maintenance and repair budgets have risen modestly to Sh69.5 billion. A key focus remains the upgrade of low volume sealed roads to bitumen to improve rural-urban links and stimulate economic activity.
As of June 2024, Kenya had 239,000 km of roads, with 24,000 km under bitumen. Superhighway length doubled to 365 km due to road reclassifications. Key projects include the Lamu-Ijara-Garissa road (52% complete), Mombasa’s MPARD Phase 2 road (93.1%), Isebania-Kisii (98.1%), and Kulamawe-Modogashe (24.7%). Rail projects like the Miritini-Mombasa Terminus link are also nearly complete.
