National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah said the Senate’s decision was difficult to understand given its constitutional responsibility to represent and protect county interests.
By Bradley BosireThe Auditor-General also noted that KeNHA ended June 2025 with current assets valued at Sh41.01 billion compared to current liabilities of Sh82.51 billion, leaving the authority with a negative working capital position of Sh41.49 billion. The report warns that such a position raises concerns about the agency's ability to meet its financial obligations when they fall due.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe Kenya Roads Board had earlier planned to mobilise Sh175 billion through the bond by the first quarter of 2026. The money was meant to repay commercial bank loans that were taken as a bridge facility to help clear pending bills owed to road contractors.
By Bradley BosireApart from cutting travel expenditure, Nyoro proposed the removal of the 8 per cent VAT charged on fuel and called for a reduction of at least Sh7 from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund.
By Maureen KinyanjuiMinistry of Roads and Transport CS Davis Chirchir told the Senate that a proposed Road Maintenance Levy Fund formula would allocate 84.98% to national trunk roads and 15.02% to county roads, with ring-fenced county accounts.
By David Bogonko Nyokang'iAccording to a Cabinet dispatch, Sh64.2 billion has already been disbursed through the model, covering 40 percent of verified claims linked to 575 contracts across 393 road projects.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe appellate court, in a decision delivered by Justices Daniel Musinga, Pauline Nyamweya, and George Odunga, suspended the enforcement of a June 5 High Court ruling that had declared the exclusion of counties from the RMLF unconstitutional.
By Brenda Socky