Kenya Rural Roads Authority

What Kenya Rural Roads Authority does

Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) is a State Parastatal under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, established by the Kenya Roads Act 2007 with the statutory mandate to develop, rehabilitate, maintain, and manage rural roads across Kenya. Its scope covers Class D (secondary), Class E (minor), and a wide range of special-class roads (Forest, Institutions, Coffee, Settlement, National Parks, Rural access, Sugar, Tea, Unclassified/mineral, Wheat) serving all 47 Kenyan counties through a matching network of 47 regional offices. KeRRA's beneficiaries include rural communities, farmers needing market access, county governments, and the broader agricultural sector; project prioritization is advised by Constituency Roads Committees established under the Finance Act 2009.

Name

Kenya Rural Roads Authority

Legal name

Kenya Rural Roads Authority

Website

https://kerra.go.ke

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) is a state parastatal under Kenya's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, established by the Kenya Roads Act 2007 to develop, rehabilitate, and maintain rural roads across all 47 counties, funded by government exchequer, the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund, and international development partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Road Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

Road & Highway Authorities (Planning, Construction, Maintenance) (BPAIALAA)

Keywords

• Rural road infrastructure
• Road construction services
• Road rehabilitation works
• Road maintenance management
• Transport infrastructure development

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices47 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Exchequer Funding: Development funds from the Government of Kenya exchequer for road construction and development projects.
2. Roads Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF): Fuel levy fund managed by Kenya Roads Board, with 32% allocated to rural roads through KeRRA. The levy was increased from KES 18 to KES 25 per litre starting FY 2024/25.
3. Development Partners Funding: Funding from international development partners including European Union, AFD, KfW, and UK government through AFCAP.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KeRRA is responsible for the development, rehabilitation, maintenance and management of rural roads in Kenya classified as Class D, E and other special classes under the Kenya Roads Act 2007. It executes road construction and maintenance through contracted suppliers, manages the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund allocation (32% of the fuel levy), and enforces axle load compliance. The authority operates nationwide through 47 regional offices and a suite of digital portals for procurement, contractor engagement, and project supervision.

Product overview

KeRRA operates as a unified platform of road infrastructure services rather than a modular software product. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of services comprising: (1) Core road infrastructure services including the Roads 2000 Programme for rural road development, road rehabilitation projects, active construction projects, and structures (bridges/culverts); (2) Digital platforms including the E-Procurement Portal for tender management, E-Services Portal, Recruitment Portal, Contractors Hub, and Projects Management Portal; (3) Regulatory services including Roads Maintenance Levy Fund management and Axle Load Control. The online service portals form an integrated digital ecosystem enabling stakeholders to engage with KeRRA's infrastructure mandate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roads 2000 Programme
• Road Rehabilitation Projects
• Road Projects Under Construction
• Structures (Bridges and Culverts)
• E-Procurement Portal
• E-Services Portal
• Contractors Hub
• Projects Management Portal
• Roads Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) Management
• Axle Load Control Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 911 km of roads to be constructed to all-weather standards under EU/AFD Climate Proofed Rural Roads Project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• AFCAP (African Community Access Programme)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFCAP is a UK government-funded research initiative (5-year programme commenced June 2008) that promotes development of safe, sustainable, least-cost, all-weather, locally-owned access for poor rural communities. Works with 8-10 African countries including Kenya on research, knowledge-exchange and training in rural access solutions.
• Kenya Roads Board (KRB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKRB manages the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund and distributes funds to road agencies including KeRRA (32% allocation), KeNHA (40%), KURA (15%), and others. KeRRA collaborates with KRB for funding allocation and road management coordination.
• Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerKeNHA manages international and national trunk roads (40% of RMLF). Both agencies operate under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and coordinate on national road network management.
• Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerKURA manages urban roads (15% of RMLF). Both KeRRA and KURA are road agencies under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Ethiopian Roads Authority: Ethiopian government body responsible for the construction, maintenance, and administration of federal and major regional roads. Comparable in mandate and institutional scale to KeRRA, though Ethiopia's centralized governance differs from Kenya's devolved model.
• Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA): Uganda's national road authority responsible for managing the country's national road network. Operates under Uganda's Ministry of Works and Transport with similar functions to KeRRA, though on a different road-class scope.
• Mozambique National Roads Administration (ANE): Mozambican state agency responsible for the planning, construction, and maintenance of classified roads. African regional peer with comparable mandate and government-parastatal structure to KeRRA.
• Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS): Tanzanian parastatal responsible for the development, rehabilitation, and maintenance of trunk and regional roads under the Ministry of Works. Closest East African peer to KeRRA in mandate and structure, though it manages higher-class roads than KeRRA's rural focus.
• South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL): South African state-owned entity managing the national road network under the Department of Transport. Functionally analogous to KeRRA in its parastatal structure, though operating at a larger scale and on higher-class roads than KeRRA's rural mandate.
• Roads Authority Namibia: Namibian statutory body responsible for managing the country's road network under the Ministry of Works and Transport. Comparable African road authority peer in mandate and government-parastatal structure to KeRRA.

Direct peers

• Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA): Sister agency under Kenya's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, established alongside KeRRA under the Kenya Roads Act 2007 to manage urban road networks. Receives 15% of RMLF and shares KeRRA's institutional design, governance structure, and operating model in an adjacent but different geography.
• Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA): Kenya's national trunk road authority, also established under the Kenya Roads Act 2007 and operating under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. KeNHA manages international and national trunk roads and receives 40% of RMLF — the closest direct sister agency to KeRRA with the same regulatory framework and operating model.

Others

• Kenya Roads Board (KRB): Statutory body that administers the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund and allocates funds to Kenya's road agencies including KeRRA, KeNHA, and KURA. KRB is a strategic partner and funding counterparty rather than a direct operational competitor.

Broad incumbents

• National Highways Authority of India (NHAI): Indian central government body responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways. Operates at a vastly larger scale than KeRRA but represents a comparable institutional model for managing national-scale public road infrastructure in an emerging market context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KeRRA_Ke
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@kenyaruralroadsauthority9502
• Facebookfacebook.com/p/Kenya-Rural-Roads-Authority-100064669453520

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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