KENYA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS (KIPPRA)
Road infrastructure policies in Kenya : historical trends and current challenges
Development and maintenance of physical infrastructure are prerequisites for rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, as they influence production costs, employment creation, access to markets, and investment.
Wasike, Wilson S. K. · 2001
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Abstract
This paper reviews and analyses roads infrastructure policies in Kenya over the post-independence period. The paper has six sections. After the introduction, it presents the theoretical and policy framework for roads infrastructure, focusing on the phases of roads development, structure for roads administration and provision, basic objectives of roads policies, and strategies for sustainable transport policies. The third and fourth sections deal with the trends in and the impact of the Kenya road policy. A critique on the policy framework and conclusions are presented in the penultimate and last sections. (Author abstract)
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