The State Department of Transport (SDoT) is one of the five functional State Departments under the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Work. The Revised Executive Order No.2 of 2018 on Organization of the Government of the Republic of Kenya outlines the functions of the SDoT as below:-
- Transport policy management
- Rail transport and infrastructure management
- Fast tracking identified Northern Corridor Integration Porjects
- Oversight and Coordination of Lamu South Sudan Ethiopia Transit Corridor (LAPSSET) Programme Implementation Programme
- Civil Aviation Management and Training
- Maritime Transport Management
- Registration & Insurance of Motor Vehicles
- Motor Vehicles Inspection
- National Transport and Safety
- National Road Safety Management
- National Roads Development Policy Management
- Mechanical and transport services
- Enforcement of Axle load control
- Development and Maintenance of Airstrips