Embu County Senator Alexander Munyi Mundigi is seeking a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the dualling of the Makutano-Mwea-Embu-Chuka-Meru road, classified as Class B6, covering a distance of 169 kilometres.

‘’Mr. Speaker, this road, which traverses the counties of Kirinyaga, Embu, Tharaka Nithi, and Meru, serves as a critical transport corridor for the movement of goods and services between Meru and Nairobi. Enhancing this road's capacity through dualling will unlock the high economic potential of these counties.’’ Sen. Mundigi Stated

In the Statement, the Committee should provide a detailed report, including statistics on the number of vehicles utilizing this road daily from 2023 to date, as a basis for assessing the need for its conversion to a dual carriageway; and present data on traffic accidents reported along this road from the year 2023 to date, including the number of fatalities and injuries.

Embu Senator has also tasked the Committee to state whether the Ministry of Roads and Transport has plans to upgrade the road into a dual carriageway and inform on the status of these plans indicating the timeline for the commencement of the dualling works.