Fuel levy securitisation: Innovation and risk of infrastructure finance

Construction workers on site along Ngong road in Nairobi on May 25, 2025.

Photo credit: Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group

Kenya’s decision to securitise the Road Maintenance Fuel Levy marks a new chapter in public finance strategy, aimed at addressing longstanding infrastructure funding gaps.

Through this mechanism, the government seeks to monetise anticipated future revenues from the Fuel Levy by using it as collateral to raise funds in the capital markets.

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