Introduction
The Department of Roads, Transport and Public Works is one of the ten departments that Constitute
the County Government of Marsabit. The department is currently headed by the County Executive
Committee Member (CECM) in charge. The Core business of the department is to ensure that the
necessary infrastructure needed for the development of the County is built to the highest standards,
County Roads are maintained in good condition, Management of transport within the county.
Vision and Mission Statement
The department comprises of three Directorates Namely, Roads, Transport and Public works.
Departments vision:
“To be a leading department committed to the provision of prompt, effective, and efficient technical
services in Roads, Transport, and public works”.
Departments mission:
“To provide technical services for the enhancement of timely and quality projects and achieve
sustainable all-weather road networks and other alternative transport for socio-economic growth and
prosperity”.
Mandate:
The department’s mandate comprises the following.
i. Design, construct, and maintain rural and urban county road networks.
ii. Protection of county road reserves
iii. Design, document, and supervise building works and projects
iv. Maintain inventory of and manage government motor vehicles.
v. Conduct suitability tests for drivers.
vi. Inspection of government vehicles.

Values:
1. Passionate, Professional, and progressive improvement in service delivery.
2. Efficient and prudent use of public resources.
3. Respect for client, impartiality, and integrity.

A SWOT Analysis
This section presents the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis of the
Department of Roads, Transport and Public works, to identify the major strengths the organization can
use to exploit various opportunities and overcome threats posed by the external environment.

Key Strengths

o Properly planned development programmes in line with the C.I.D.P and Vision 2030

o Strong leadership and governance system in place
o Diverse, competent, dedicated, and professional staff in the departments
o Goodwill from stakeholders
o Clearly established policies and standard operating procedures

Weaknesses

 Overreliance on one source of funds (RMLF) and Minimal allocation from the
County Government's Budget
 Fewer technical officers specialized in Civil Engineering and Architecture
 Limited career growth
 Inadequate supervision vehicle-Only two vehicles are available to supervise all Roads
and Building development projects within all sub-county
 Gender disparities especially at the technical level

Opportunities

 Vision 2030 – give prioritization of infrastructure development including the roads
sub-sector
 County governments – expanded allocation on utilization of RMLF
 Availability of well-educated human resources in the country and associated
technologies.
 Positive economic outlook
 Advancement in technology provides an opportunity for effective service delivery
 Growth of the Bitumen standard road network
 Growing Local Market

Threats
 Technological advancement
 Climate change and environmental degradation lead to natural disasters and calamities such
as floods which negatively impact road network
 Overloading and axle road enforcement
 Unfavourable macro-economic environment such as rising inflation affecting the cost of
constructing roads
 Uncertain legal and institutional framework of the road sector
 Unmatched road development with road maintenance financing options
 Huge Backlog maintenance for roads, Maintenance

Core Functions of the Department

1. To Upgrade urban roads to bitumen standards in Moyale and Marsabit towns
2. Maintenance & rehabilitation of county roads and bridges
3. Maintain and upgrade existing airstrips
4. Ensure road worthiness of county government vehicles and drivers’ competencies.
5. Provide technical support for infrastructure development.