Ledama Olekina slams KeNHA night patrol team over corruption
Narok County Senator Ledama Olekina has accused the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) officers of peddling corruption during night patrol duties.
According to the legislature, who took to his X account on Saturday, October 4, 2025, Ledama called on the government to restructure KeNHA’s role.
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On his part, Ledama has accused KeNHA’s night operations team stationed at mobile weighbridges of being corrupt while targeting truck drivers, hence delaying goods.
In addition, Ledama has warned that the corrupt activities by the KeNHA officials could impede trade activities by sabotaging.
Kenya should rethink the role of the Kenya National Highways Authority. Night operations at mobile weighbridges have become synonymous with corruption targeting truckers, delaying goods, and sabotaging trade,” Ledama wrote.
The Narok Senator has further called for a change in KeNHA’s system by scrapping it and rebuilding a much better system.
“Instead of oversight, they’re stifling economic growth. It’s time to scrap and rebuild a transparent system,” Ledama said.
KENHA officials resign abruptly
Ledama’s remarks come just months after two key officials at KeNHA resigned from their key state jobs.
On July 11, 2025, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) director general, Kung’u Ndung’u, and his Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) counterpart, Philemon Kandie, resigned from their jobs under unclear circumstances.
At the time, Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir had met with the regional directors of different road agencies, days after the two senior road directors resigned.
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In a statement on Friday, July 18, 2025, Chirchir indicated that his meeting with the regional directors and engineers was to address challenges facing the resumption of road construction work in various areas of the country.
“Today, I convened a consultative meeting with regional directors and resident engineers representing various road agencies, KeNHA, KURA, KeRRA, and the Kenya Roads Board (KRB) to discuss the current status of our road networks across the country, collaboratively address the multifaceted challenges hindering their optimal functionality, and the resumption of work by contractors,” Chirchir stated.
In an internal memo shared by the office of the government spokesperson on Friday, July 11, 2025, KeNHA, the board chairman of the national highways body, accepted Ndung’u’s resignation effective July 11, 2025.
