Growth and Reduction of Poverty of the MKUKUTA (2005/06 - 2009/10) identified that modernization and expansion of the trunk road connections,ports and airports,railways and transport services e.g in development corridors and through public-private partnerships.Also provisions of adequate level of physical infrastrure (rural roads) needed to cope with the requirements of poverty reduction targets including involvement of rural communities in construction and maintenance of rural roads.A specific target included repairing 15,000km of rural roads annually by 2010 from 45,000km in 2003.