Kenya Roads Board

What Kenya Roads Board does

Kenya Roads Board (KRB) is a statutory government agency of Kenya established to manage and finance the maintenance, rehabilitation, and development of the country's road network. Its core mandate is to administer the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), which is collected through fuel levies and disbursed to all 47 county governments and three national road agencies — Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), and Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA). KRB also conducts capacity-building programs for county governments with World Bank support and issues road construction and supervision equipment.

The organization operates a portfolio of digital systems that underpin its mandate. These include the Cost Estimation System (CES) for project costing, the Road Maintenance System (RePARS) for asset management and maintenance tracking, and an interactive Road Map Portal at maps.krb.go.ke. KRB refreshes its national road database every five years through countrywide Road Inventory and Condition Surveys, with the most recent survey in 2023 updating total road network coverage to 239,105 km. The Roads 2000 strategic framework guides the systematic upgrading of roads to maintainable standards using local resources.

KRB does not operate as a commercial enterprise. Its revenue base is the RMLF, a fuel levy, supplemented by World Bank capacity-building grants. The Board's primary outcomes — measured since 2009 — are a maintainable network share that has risen from 41% to 68% by 2023, and a poor-condition road share that has fallen from 59% to 29% over the same period. Leadership transitioned in February 2026 with the appointment of Judith Otsyula as the first woman Director General of a Kenya road-sector institution.

Name

Kenya Roads Board

Legal name

Kenya Roads Board

Website

https://krb.go.ke

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kenya Roads Board is a statutory government agency that manages the Road Maintenance Levy Fund and disburses road maintenance financing to all 47 Kenyan county governments and three national road agencies (KeNHA, KeRRA, KURA), overseeing a 239,105 km national road network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Infrastructure Financing and Oversight

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Road maintenance financing
• Transport infrastructure
• Public road asset management
• Road condition assessment
• Infrastructure levy administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF): The Kenya Roads Board manages and distributes the Road Maintenance Levy Fund, which is collected through fuel levies and allocated to county governments and national road agencies for road maintenance and development. The Board also receives capacity building support from the World Bank.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kenya Roads Board is a statutory government body that manages the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) and oversees the maintenance, rehabilitation, and development of Kenya's road network. It collects fuel-levy-based RMLF and disburses it to all 47 county governments and three national road agencies (KeNHA, KeRRA, KURA), runs the Cost Estimation System, the Road Maintenance System (RePARS), an interactive road mapping platform, and conducts the five-yearly Road Inventory and Condition Survey (RICS).

Product overview

Kenya Roads Board operates a unified portfolio of road management systems and services. The core offering consists of the main institutional website providing governance information and stakeholder services, complemented by dedicated technical platforms including the Cost Estimation System (CES) for project costing, the Road Maintenance System (RePARS) for asset management, and the Road Map Portal for spatial road network visualization. The Roads 2000 Strategy framework guides systematic road development. Together, these systems enable KRB to manage road funding allocations, monitor road conditions across Kenya's 239,105 km network, and coordinate maintenance activities with county governments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RMLF (Road Maintenance Levy Fund): The Road Maintenance Levy Fund is the primary funding mechanism managed by KRB for road maintenance activities across Kenya's 47 county governments and road agencies.
• R2000 (Roads 2000 Strategy)
• Cost Estimation System
• Road Maintenance System (Repars)
• Road Register

Products and services

• Cost Estimation System (CES) An online system for road cost estimation and calculations, providing technical tools for road infrastructure project costing for use by road agencies and county governments.
• Road Maintenance System (RePARS) An online road asset management and maintenance tracking system used to monitor road conditions and manage maintenance activities across Kenya's road network.
• Road Map Portal An interactive mapping portal for viewing and managing Kenya's road network data, including the mapping of newly constructed and upgraded roads and updating network condition information.
• Roads 2000 Strategy (R2000) A strategic framework for implementation of road maintenance and upgrading programs nationwide, focused on road sector innovation and systematic road development to bring roads to maintainable standards using local resources.
• Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) Administration The statutory fund management and distribution service through which KRB collects the Road Maintenance Levy and allocates it to all 47 county governments and three national road agencies (KeNHA, KeRRA, KURA) for road maintenance and development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maintainable road network improved from 41% (2009) to 68% (2023)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 47 County Governments of KenyacoreOthersKRB distributes Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) allocations to all 47 county governments of Kenya for road maintenance and development. These partnerships form the primary execution channel for road maintenance financing across the country.
• Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA)coreOthersKeNHA is one of three national road agencies that receive RMLF allocations from KRB for maintenance of national highways.
• Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA)coreOthersKeRRA is one of three national road agencies that receive RMLF allocations from KRB for maintenance of rural roads.
• Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA)coreOthersKURA is one of three national road agencies that receive RMLF allocations from KRB for maintenance of urban roads.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS): TANROADS is the national road authority in Tanzania responsible for the development and maintenance of Tanzania's trunk and regional road network. It is a direct peer to KRB in scope and function, with both serving as statutory government road authorities in East Africa.
• South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL): SANRAL manages South Africa's national road network, including toll roads. It is a direct peer to KRB as an African national road authority with similar statutory mandate, financing responsibilities, and road asset management functions.
• Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA): UNRA is the statutory body in Uganda responsible for the development and maintenance of national roads. Like KRB, it oversees a national road network and coordinates with regional government structures, making it a direct peer in the East African road authority ecosystem.

Others

• Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA): KURA is a sister agency responsible for urban road maintenance in Kenya, receiving RMLF allocations from KRB. It is a related government body in the same regulatory ecosystem with a more focused urban mandate.
• Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA): KeNHA is one of three Kenyan road agencies receiving RMLF allocations from KRB and is responsible for national highway maintenance. It is a sister agency operating in the same regulatory ecosystem with overlapping but more implementation-focused scope.

Regional players

• Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA): RTDA is responsible for transport infrastructure development in Rwanda, including road construction and maintenance. As a regional East African peer, it shares similar regulatory and operational functions to KRB despite operating in a smaller jurisdiction.
• Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA): ERA oversees the construction and maintenance of Ethiopia's federal road network. It is a regional African peer with statutory mandate similar to KRB's road oversight role, though operating primarily at a national level.
• Zambia Road Development Agency (RDA): Zambia RDA is responsible for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of Zambia's road network. It is a regional African peer with comparable mandate to KRB in managing national road infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• National Highways Authority of India (NHAI): NHAI is the Indian national road authority responsible for development and maintenance of national highways. It is a broad incumbent in the road authority space with vastly larger scale than KRB but similar planning and financing mandate.
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): FHWA is the US federal agency overseeing highway infrastructure. It is a broad incumbent in road authority functions, though much larger and operating in a different regulatory environment than KRB.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Kenya-Roads-Board
• Xx.com/krb_kenya

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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