Kenya’s infrastructure problem is not financing, but project designs

Nairobi Expressway

Nairobi Expressway along Waiyaki Way, Westlands.

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Kenya’s growing debt pressures have triggered a familiar debate: how much should the country borrow? But a more important question is being overlooked—how effectively are those resources translated into durable, high-performing infrastructure?

At the same time, the government has established the National Infrastructure Fund, with plans to mobilise about Sh5 trillion over the next decade. At this scale, infrastructure planning is no longer just a technical exercise—it is a question of fiscal risk management.

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