Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered a major crackdown on speeding miraa drivers along the Embu–Nairobi Highway, following a surge in fatal accidents. The directive empowers Central Region Traffic Commander Elizabeth Vivi to enforce laws strictly, aimed at curbing the rising carnage attributed to reckless driving.

• Over twenty-one lives have been lost in 2025 alone on the Mwea–Embu Highway due to speeding vehicles, according to Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru.
• CS Murkomen’s efforts to engage miraa vehicle owners and transporters previously failed as they boycotted a scheduled meeting.
• The crackdown is not an attack on the miraa business but a necessary step to save lives, with Kirinyaga and Embu counties consistently recording high accident numbers involving miraa vehicles.