{"id":1596,"date":"2025-05-25T07:48:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T07:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluenileventures.co.ke\/site\/armfa\/?page_id=1596"},"modified":"2025-07-03T05:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T05:48:28","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1596\" class=\"elementor elementor-1596\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56f639ec elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56f639ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25d5cfff\" data-id=\"25d5cfff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b16bec8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b16bec8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a68694\" data-id=\"78a68694\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67439fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67439fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-main.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-main.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-main-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-main-1024x377.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-main-768x282.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-main-1536x565.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-main-600x221.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cf27ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cf27ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b06654\" data-id=\"3b06654\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d40c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-int-hero-content-v2\" data-id=\"96d40c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"int-hero-content-v2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"hero-content\">\r\n            <div class=\"sec-title sec-title--advisor\">\r\n                                                    <h2 class=\"title title-big mb-30 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"500ms\"\r\n                        data-wow-delay=\"200ms\">About Us<\/h2>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99f0b2d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99f0b2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0fd031\" data-id=\"d0fd031\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7134a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7134a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARFMA-AFERA Organizational Background: Nearly Two Decades of Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff5665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ff5665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The African Road Maintenance Funds Association (ARFMA-AFERA), also known as ARMFA, is a non-political, non-profit organization with a rich history of contributing to African road infrastructure development. Established on December 18, 2003, in Libreville, Gabon, its foundation was laid following a key recommendation from the Consultative Meeting of Road Maintenance Funds in Yaound\u00e9, Cameroon, held from March 27\u201328, 2003. ARFMA-AFERA\u2019s primary objective has always been to provide a robust platform and network for sharing experiences and information on best practices in road maintenance across Africa. The association actively works to explore and advocate for sustainable funding options and to strengthen collaboration among African Road Funds, with the overarching goal of achieving long-term sustainability in both financing and operations of road networks.<\/p><p>With nearly two decades of dedicated experience representing the interests of Road Funds in Africa, ARFMA-AFERA has firmly established itself as a pivotal institution at both the continental and international levels. As the organization embarks on its 2023\u20132027 strategic planning period, ARMFA remains steadfast in its commitment to building upon its significant achievements and further advancing its crucial mission to enhance road asset management and infrastructure development throughout Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73edb29\" data-id=\"73edb29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97e3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b97e3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"832\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bbb1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3bbb1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">File:Map of Trans-African Highways.PNG \u2013 Wikipedia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1496553 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1496553\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14eac98\" data-id=\"14eac98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b786016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-int-funfact-v2\" data-id=\"b786016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"int-funfact-v2.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n        <section class=\"fanfact\">\r\n                            <video class=\"fanfact-video\"\r\n                       src=\"https:\/\/bluenileventures.co.ke\/site\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cote-dIvoire-_-Ouverture-de-la-21e-Assemblee-Generale-Annuelle-de-lAFERA-a-Abidjan-2.mp4\" loop autoplay muted                        poster=\"https:\/\/bluenileventures.co.ke\/site\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner-video-01.jpg\"><\/video>\r\n                        <div class=\"container pos-rel\">\r\n                <div class=\"xb-fanfact__inner ul_li_between\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"xb-fanfact2\">\r\n                            <h3 class=\"number\"><span class=\"xbo\" data-count=\"35\">00<\/span><span\r\n                                        class=\"suffix\">+<\/span>\r\n                            <\/h3>\r\n                                                            <span>Member Countries<\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"xb-fanfact2\">\r\n                            <h3 class=\"number\"><span class=\"xbo\" data-count=\"230000\">00<\/span><span\r\n                                        class=\"suffix\">$<\/span>\r\n                            <\/h3>\r\n                                                            <span>Annual Revenue<\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"xb-fanfact2\">\r\n                            <h3 class=\"number\"><span class=\"xbo\" data-count=\"80\">00<\/span><span\r\n                                        class=\"suffix\">%<\/span>\r\n                            <\/h3>\r\n                                                            <span>Annual Collection Rate<\/span>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"xb-fanfact__shape\">\r\n                                                    <div class=\"shape shape--1\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"235\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cnt_left.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cnt_left.png 235w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cnt_left-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/>                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"shape shape--2\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cnt_right.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cnt_right.png 236w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cnt_right-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/>                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/section>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b8fd6f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b8fd6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1476caa\" data-id=\"1476caa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf6be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cf6be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner-about-823x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1657\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner-about-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner-about-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner-about-768x955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner-about-1235x1536.jpg 1235w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner-about-1647x2048.jpg 1647w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner-about-600x746.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner-about.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f741cf\" data-id=\"2f741cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6211d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf6211d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background on Road Management and Financing Reforms in Africa: A Shift Towards Sustainability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa790ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa790ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the late 1990s, Africa has witnessed significant transformations in its approach to <strong>road management and financing.<\/strong> It became increasingly clear that traditional models, which relied on government departments for road management and general budget allocations for financing, were largely inefficient and unsustainable. The initial performance of <strong>Road Funds in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/strong> was often subpar, plagued by issues such as weak financial management, a lack of independent institutional status, misuse of funds, diversion of resources, and inadequate oversight. Consequently, many of these early, or \u201cfirst-generation,\u201d Road Funds were eventually dissolved, often at the insistence of international bodies like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (Heggie, 2003; SSATP).<\/p><p>In response to these persistent challenges, the <strong>Road Management Initiative (RMI)<\/strong> was launched in 1997. This donor-funded program, managed by the World Bank, was designed to support the formulation and implementation of sound policies within the <strong>African road sector.<\/strong> Over the subsequent decade, the RMI collaborated with interested African countries to diagnose the root causes of ineffective road management and to develop a comprehensive reform agenda aimed at achieving <strong>sustainable management of public road networks.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54ac0d6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54ac0d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-293ea76\" data-id=\"293ea76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ddb7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25ddb7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Through broad-based national steering committees, the RMI encouraged member states to adopt a harmonized regional road sector policy, characterized by several key features:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccbd2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ccbd2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Clear separation and allocation of responsibilities for road funding and road management, ensuring accountability and efficiency.<\/li>\n \t<li>Establishment of accountable and autonomous road institutions that facilitate participation from both the public and private sectors in critical decision-making processes.<\/li>\n \t<li>Adoption of commercial management practices to enhance institutional, economic, and technical efficiency, primarily through the outsourcing of road construction and maintenance activities.<\/li>\n \t<li>Implementation of appropriate financing principles and practices to guarantee sustainable and adequate funding, fundamentally based on the \u201croad user pays\u201d principle.<\/li>\n \t<li>Dedication of road-related revenues exclusively to the provision, operation, and maintenance of roads, preventing diversion of funds.<\/li>\n \t<li>Identification of sustainable funding sources to ensure a regular and predictable flow of funds, crucial for long-term road infrastructure development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These reforms have been instrumental in shaping the current landscape of road maintenance and financing in Africa, moving towards more transparent, efficient, and sustainable models that prioritize the long-term health of the continent&#8217;s vital road networks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4169bd0\" data-id=\"4169bd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd23d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcd23d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1669\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-01.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-01-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-01-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/about-banner-01-600x430.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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elementor-size-default\">ARFMA-AFERA Strategic Plan (2023\u20132027): Driving Sustainable Growth in African Road Maintenance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f27961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f27961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ARFMA-AFERA\u2019s 2023\u20132027 Strategic Plan is meticulously designed to propel sustainable growth, enhance operational efficiency, and maximize impact across Africa\u2019s critical road maintenance sector. This comprehensive plan outlines key priorities aimed at strengthening the financial sustainability of both ARFMA-AFERA and its member organizations, improving governance structures, and cultivating a highly skilled and effective organizational framework. Our strategic commitments include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba552e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ba552e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strategic-plan-1024x463.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2458\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strategic-plan-1024x463.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strategic-plan-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bridging.co.ke\/sites\/armfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strategic-plan-768x348.jpg 768w, 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