When infrastructure falters, budget pays

Road construction

A road under construction. KeNHA has been allowed to appeal a court order requiring it to pay Sh201 million to an Israeli contractor over disputed road works.

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As Kenya navigates a Sh4.7 trillion budget framework amid revenue underperformance and rising debt service obligations, public debate has understandably focused on borrowing levels, taxation measures and expenditure ceilings.

These are visible pressure points. However, a less visible but structurally significant issue lies upstream in the infrastructure value chain: project underperformance.

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