The Democratic Governance Support Programme (DGSP)

Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF)

The Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) was established in 1993 through the Road Maintenance Levy Fund Act. RMLF caters for the maintenance of public roads, including local authority unclassified roads. The fund is made up from a fuel levy on petroleum products and transit toll collections. It is administered by the Kenya Roads Board, which was established in 1999. RMLF targets maintenance of roads under the control of the Ministry of Roads and Public Works, Kenya Wildlife Service and district roads committees. 60% of the fund’s annual allocation goes to international and national trunk and primary roads; 24% to secondary roads; and 16% to rural roads. The latter portion, which is managed by district road committees, is shared equally among constituencies within a district.