Step up roads without hurting the future

Kenya is at an early stage of urbanisation, but by 2050 about half of the population will be living in cities. Around 27 per cent of Kenyans today live in urban areas and it is estimated that the country is urbanising at about 4.3 percent a year. This growth is expected to drive up demand for housing and exert pressure on existing infrastructure.

Over the last ten years, the government has spent approximately Sh1 trillion in modernisation and construction of the road networks. This has increased the country’s road network to more than 160,000km from less than 60,000km ten years ago.