Property owners and developers in Nairobi will be required to repair roads and other public infrastructure damaged during construction under the county’s newly gazetted zoning policy.
According to the Nairobi City County Development Control Policy 2026, the restoration must be approved by the County Engineer responsible for roads, and contractors must maintain the affected infrastructure throughout the construction period.
“Developers shall restore infrastructure destroyed during construction to the original state and to the satisfaction of the County Engineer in charge of roads. Contractors shall maintain the section of roads and other infrastructure during construction, and occupation certificates will be issued after infrastructure is restored,” read part of the report.
Nairobi Developers to Restore Damaged Infrastructure
The restoration works must be approved by the County Engineer responsible for roads before a project can be considered complete.
Contractors will also be required to maintain any roads and public infrastructure they use throughout the construction period.
In addition, the county will not issue occupation certificates until all damaged infrastructure has been fully restored.
New Infrastructure Charges
In addition to repairing damaged infrastructure, developers will be required to contribute to the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure.
The county will impose an Infrastructure Levy on development applications to support infrastructure projects undertaken in collaboration with agencies such as the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) and the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA).
Property owners will also pay a Development Impact Fee (DIF), a mandatory one-time charge payable during the building permit application process.
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The fee will be calculated based on a development’s floor area and location to offset the pressure new projects place on roads, drainage systems, and other public utilities.
Revenue collected through the Development Impact Fee will be channeled into the Nairobi Urban Infrastructure Reinvestment Fund (NUIRF), which the policy states will be dedicated exclusively to infrastructure development and maintenance.
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Land Surrender for Road Expansion
The policy also introduces new conditions for developments in areas earmarked for future road expansion.
Under the new rules, approval for developments in such areas will only be granted after landowners surrender the required portion of land to facilitate planned road projects.
Unlike previous requirements, the amount of land to be surrendered will be determined by the projected population generated by a development, rather than by a fixed percentage of the property’s size.
Nairobi City County will facilitate the expansion and widening of roads in collaboration with KURA, Kenya Railways and other government agencies to improve vehicular movement, non-motorized transport and access to essential services.
“Nairobi City County shall facilitate expansion of roads through planning and widening to enhance vehicular, Non-Motorized Transport and services provision in collaboration with Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), Kenya Railways and other inter-governmental agencies,” read part of the report.
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