An Overview of Roads, Transport, Public Works and Infrastructure Department
The Roads, Transport, Public Works and Infrastructure Department has a multifaceted role that encompasses the planning, development, maintenance, and management of roads, fleets, public works projects, related infrastructure and services.
These include the planning, designing, and overseeing the construction of County roads, bridges and and other transportation related infrastructure, and also ensuring their regular inspection, repair and maintenance to guarantee safety and functionality so as to improve connectivity and facilitate the movement of people and goods.
In addition to managing the County Transport Fleet, the department oversees the construction and maintenance of public buildings, including government offices, schools, hospitals, and other essential facilities. They ensure that these structures meet safety and quality standards. The Department also plays a key role in the approval of construction works within the County to ensure infrastructure meet requisite structural and planning standards.
Vision
Mission
Mandate
- Accelerating on-going infrastructure development, focusing on quality, aesthetics and functionality of the infrastructure services;
- Infrastructure development to support identified flagship projects to ensure contribution to the economic growth and social equity goals;
- Improving efficiency and effectiveness of the infrastructure development process at all levels of planning, contracting, and construction;
- Providing a utility Sector that is modern, customer- oriented and technologically-enabled to provide efficient, cost-effective, quality services to all citizens;
- Enable universal access to IT enabled services to promote a knowledge based society;
- Develop modern County ICT infrastructure for sustainable development;
- To ensure affordable, reliable, quality, safe and sustainable access to energy for all while protecting and conserving the environment;
- To develop and enforce regulations and standards to ensure safe, secure and efficient transport and infrastructure systems;
- To develop and maintain sustainable transport and infrastructure to facilitate efficient movement of goods and people;
- To mobilize resources and build capacity for technical and professional staff
Roads and Infrastructure - Improving Access, Business
The focus on road infrastructure development as a foundation for economic growth is to deliver quality works, equitably and efficiently. We have enhanced investment in road infrastructure, out of the critical awareness that it is an enabling factor of economic growth that is pivotal especially in the realization of our development goals as outlined in Baringo County’s CIDP-2022-2027. Success in tourism, trade, labour mobilization, industrialization, mineral and energy exploitation, agricultural and other production activities ride on this factor. It is therefore well advised and central for us to direct our focus towards the development of this critical sector.
The third administration pledges to resume the improvement of urban infrastructure by upgrading town roads to bitumen standards. The annual programme of tarmacking roads in Kabarnet, Marigat, Eldama Ravine, Mogotio, Kabartonjo and Chemolingot towns, is being rolled out, will be sustained and possibly extended to growing urban centers within our County.
To achieve targets in improving rural roads to all weather standards, the department will make use of already acquired machinery, complemented by contractual works as may be practical and efficient. The main focus in this regard is to open access to agricultural areas and institutions such as cooperative societies, social amenities as well as facilities that give own source revenue to the County such as tourist destinations, quarries and rivers.
Through partnership with corresponding government agencies and units including KERRA, Kenya Defense Forces (KDF), National Youth Service and KENHA, we have prioritized sustained improvement of security roads as one of the contributions of the County Government in implementing solutions towards peace and tranquility in the region.
In conjunction with complementing County Departments, we are also committed to discharging the mandate of ensuring any infrastructure development established within our County is of sound quality and adhere to laws as set out in our respective development blueprints.
Public Works and Infrastructure Directorate
The directorate is a crucial component responsible for the planning, construction management, maintenance, and supervision of public infrastructure and facilities including government offices, schools, hospitals, and other essential installations. The execution of their functions contributes to the overall development and well-being of communities.
Transport Unit
This section discharges the mandate of optimizing the efficiency, safety, and cost-effectiveness of the County fleet of vehicles. Through strategic planning, effective maintenance, and the incorporation of technology, the directorate contributes to overall operational success and sustainability.
Roads Unit
The Roads Unit is the County transportation infrastructure agency which is responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance, and management of County roads. The functions of this unit are crucial for ensuring safe, efficient, and well-maintained County road networks.
It is responsible for road planning and design, road construction and expansion, road Maintenance and the management of bridges and culverts across the County.