Senator John Kinyua (Laikipia) has sought a Statement regarding the deterioration of the Nyahururu–Rumuruti (A4) Road in Laikipia County.
The request, raised pursuant to Standing Order 53(1), seeks a response from the Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing.
According to the Lawmaker, the Nyahururu–Rumuruti (A4) Road, a vital trunk road serving Laikipia County and the wider Mt. Kenya region has deteriorated into a risky state that endangers motorists, pedestrians and the public at large.
“Despite repeated maintenance interventions by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), the road remains plagued by extensive potholes, narrowing carriageways, poor markings, blind curves and unsafe surface undulations. These defects have contributed to frequent accidents and tragic loss of lives, including a fatal incident on 21st December 2025 in which Mr. Stephen Rubuya King’au and his son, Dennis King’au Rubuya, residents of Ol Jabet in Marmanet, perished,” stated Sen. Kinyua.
In its report, the Committee is expected to address the current condition of the Nyahururu–Rumuruti (A4) Road including the extent of deterioration, safety hazards and the impact on motorists, pedestrians and the wider community.
The Committee is also required to address the scope, execution and supervision of recent maintenance works, with specific reference to the performance based contract awarded by KeNHA and whether contractual obligations were met in terms of quality, timelines and oversight.
Further, the Committee is expected to outline the immediate and long term interventions currently being undertaken to restore the road to acceptable safety standards as well as sustainable strategies to prevent further deterioration.
In addition, the Committee has been tasked to clarify the timelines for permanent repairs and accountability mechanisms, setting out when the road will be fully rehabilitated and how compliance, value for money and public safety will be assured going forward.
By Anthony Solly
