The State has cited a significant increase in the road network, weakening of the shilling and high costs of construction inputs as key factors behind the proposal to increase the road maintenance levy (RML) by Sh7 per litre.
Kenya’s road network has grown by 48 percent to 239,121 kilometres between 2016 and this year while the value of the shilling has dropped by at least 25 units against the dollar, euro and sterling pound in the period, leading to a rise in the cost of imported road construction materials.
