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In a fiery and unexpected outburst on Thursday morning, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna sent shockwaves through the airwaves by calling for the complete shutdown of two powerful road authorities – KURA and KeRRA – igniting a political firestorm over control of the multi-billion Roads Maintenance Levy Fund.
Speaking live on Spice FM, Sifuna stunned listeners by declaring that the Kenya Urban Roads Authority and Kenya Rural Roads Authority are obsolete relics with no place in today’s constitutionally devolved system. He insisted their continued existence is a waste of public resources and a blatant contradiction of the law.
“These agencies were created before devolution. Now, with our current constitution, they’re redundant. Why are we funding entities that serve no constitutional purpose?” he questioned furiously.
According to Sifuna, Kenya’s roads fall into only two legal categories: national and county. As such, county governments should oversee county roads—full stop. He ripped into KeRRA and KURA, accusing them of overstepping into roles that should strictly belong to devolved units.
This explosive declaration comes at a time when tensions are boiling over in a fierce turf war between governors and MPs, each scrambling for a piece of the Sh115 billion road maintenance fund raised through fuel levies—a whopping Sh25 from every litre of petrol or diesel sold.
The Kenya Roads Board currently divides this cash between KURA, KeRRA, and KeNHA, but Sifuna says this must end.
“This is not just mismanagement—it’s constitutional sabotage!” he thundered.
In a dramatic twist, Sifuna went on to accuse President William Ruto of undermining devolution, claiming the Head of State is pushing for centralized control of road projects and funds in direct defiance of the 2010 Constitution.
“The President wants to hoard power and money meant for the counties. That’s not leadership—that’s sabotage!” Sifuna charged.
Backing Raila Odinga’s ODM position, which fiercely supports county autonomy, Sifuna called on MPs to stay in their legislative lanes and warned them that their involvement in road construction projects could backfire.
“Let me be clear MPs have zero legal authority to build roads. If they keep doing it, the courts could wipe those projects out just like they did with the CDF,” he warned gravely.
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