Eng. Joseph N Nkadayo, MBS Director General, Kenya Urban Roads Authority

1. REFORMS IN THE ROAD SECTOR IN KENYARestructuring of Road Sub-Sector: Responding to Future Challenges Eng. Joseph N Nkadayo, MBS Director General, Kenya Urban Roads Authority 19th ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE 9-11 MAY,2012, NAIROBI KENYA

2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Road Sector in Kenya • Reforms in the Road Sub-Sector • Why Reforms & What Reforms • Realignment of the Road Sector to the Constitution 2010 • Challenges • Institutional Framework • Lessons Learnt • Implementation Strategy

3. ROAD SECTOR IN KENYA • Total road network of 160,886 km managed by: • KenHA -National roads, 13,687 km (8.5%) • KeRRA- Rural roads, 130,067 km (80.9%) • KURA-Urban roads, 12,549 km (7.8%) • KWS - Roads in the National Parks, 4,583 km (2.8% of network) • Kenya’s Annual Budget about KShs.100.9 billion • Approximately 93 per cent of country’s passenger & freight transport are carried on the roads.

4. WHY REFORMS (1)? • To align the legal and institutional framework governing the roads to Constitution 2010 • Provision of High quality roads that support economic development • To reduce transport costs and travel time by improving the condition of national trunk roads and county roads (11%-good; 33%- fair; 56% poor) • Road Investment 7 trillion Kshs for period 2010-2024

5. WHY REFORMS (2)? • To set out criteria for road classification consistent with the mandates of the two levels of government • To optimize use of available resources in the development, rehabilitation and maintenance of roads • To enhance capacity for local contractors • To enhance connectivity throughout the country consistent

6. WHY REFORMS (3)? • To promote role clarity and accountability for all actors in the road sub-sector • To create a conducive environment for increased public-private partnerships and intergovernmental relations • To enhance road safety and cater for the needs of non-motorized traffic. • To realize 2030 vision for infrastructure “To deploy and employ cost effective world class infrastructure facilities and services in support of socio-economic development”

7. WHAT REFORMS?Road Management Initiative (1992) Creating Ownership Involve Road Users in management of roads Clarifying Responsibility Clearly establishing who is responsible for what Strengthening Management of Roads Providing effective systems And procedures and Strengthening managerial accountability Stabilizing Road Financing Securing an adequate & Stable Flow of funds

8. WHAT REFORMS ? • Fulfillment of the four Building blocks • Road Maintenance Levy fund created in 1993; • Enactment of Kenya Roads Board Act in 1999 to provide for management of Fuel Levy; • Enactment of Kenya Roads Act, 2007 to bring ownership, responsibility and commercialized management of Roads sub-sector (fundamental change of processes in policies and institutional arrangements of the road subsector). • Operationalization of Roads Authorities in 2008 gave overall responsibility for management of entire road network to the Ministry of Roads through 5 agencies - KeNHA; KURA; KeRRA ; KWS & KRB. • .

9. RE ALIGNMENT TO CONSTITUTION 2010 • National Government • road traffic; the Construction and operation of national trunk roads, • standards for the construction and maintenance of other roads by counties, • capacity building and technical assistance to the counties, public investments and disaster management. • County Government • county transport including county roads, street lighting, traffic and parking, public road transport and ferries and harbours.

10. STATUS OF REFORMS • Pace of reform varies across institutions • The structure of the road sub sector after reform will also differ by county • Transition in the road sector has presented challenges affecting policy, institutions and road expansion

11. CHALLENGES • Lack of fully integrated transport system • Institutional deficiencies/ Inadequate Human Resources; Low Contractor Capacity • Land Acquisition for road construction • Inadequate Funding • Axle Load Compliance

12. CHALLENGES continued • Road Safety Management fragmentation • Vandalism • Encroachment on Road Reserves • Inadequate Road construction equipment • Volatile Foreign Exchange market

13. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK • Who will be responsible for • policy formulation and setting of standards, coordination and oversight? • for development & maintenance of national trunk roads, axle load control and technical support to counties? • enforcement of standards of construction and maintenance of roads? • mobilization and management of all roads sub-sector funds? • County roads?

14. LESSONS LEARNT • Need for an efficient staff establishment that is adequate to fulfill its mandate in terms of preparation and implementation of road works • structure should reflect the functions that it must implement • Staff establishment, should have well qualified and adequate staffing in the areas of engineering, procurement, financial management, legal services, corporate relations, planning and environment, technical and financial audit and information and communications technology (ICT).

15. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY • Need for Interim Management Committee for operationalization agencies as was done in 2008 • What happens to existing staff of Authorities? • What happens to the road assets & liabilities? • What will be the role of all stakeholders?

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