The Council of Governors said some members of parliament said bad things about giving road money to counties.
Governor Ahmed Abdullahi thinks these words were mean and not helpful for Kenya. He wants people to understand how roads work in Kenya. The national government takes care of big roads across the country, while county governments take care of smaller local roads. Counties build and fix most of the roads in Kenya.
The Road Maintenance Levy Fund helps both types of government fix their roads. Ahmed Abdullahi explained that counties do most of the road work in Kenya. A study by the Kenya Roads Board showed that counties built 5,400 kilometers of paved roads, more than the 4,200 kilometers they had in 2018.
Ahmed Abdullahi is sad that parliament members want to keep money that should go to counties by law. He believes these parliament members want to control agencies that build roads, which should belong to counties according to Kenya's main rules.
The Council of Governors wants parliament to change old road laws to match Kenya's 2010 Constitution. They want laws that join together two road agencies because these agencies do county jobs. Governor Abdullahi asks everyone to make sure parliament does not try to stop counties from getting the road money they need.
Governor Ahmed Abdullahi thinks these words were mean and not helpful for Kenya. He wants people to understand how roads work in Kenya. The national government takes care of big roads across the country, while county governments take care of smaller local roads. Counties build and fix most of the roads in Kenya.
The Road Maintenance Levy Fund helps both types of government fix their roads. Ahmed Abdullahi explained that counties do most of the road work in Kenya. A study by the Kenya Roads Board showed that counties built 5,400 kilometers of paved roads, more than the 4,200 kilometers they had in 2018.
Ahmed Abdullahi is sad that parliament members want to keep money that should go to counties by law. He believes these parliament members want to control agencies that build roads, which should belong to counties according to Kenya's main rules.
The Council of Governors wants parliament to change old road laws to match Kenya's 2010 Constitution. They want laws that join together two road agencies because these agencies do county jobs. Governor Abdullahi asks everyone to make sure parliament does not try to stop counties from getting the road money they need.
