State to spend Sh212 billion on roads as it seeks more private sector capital in infrastructure

Kenya's Finance Minister Ukur Yatani holds up a briefcase containing the Government Budget for the 2022/23 fiscal year outside the National Treasury buildings in Nairobi, Kenya April 7, 2022. [Reuters, Thomas Mukoya]

The government will continue to spend heavily on infrastructure as it seeks to cement President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legacy of mega projects.

This is even as the government pushes for more private sector participation in infrastructure development, with the National Treasury saying a recent review of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Act has created increased interest among private players.