The Kenyan government has assured the public that the Rironi–Nakuru–Mau Summit Highway will remain under full state ownership despite being developed through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The Directorate of Public Private Partnerships clarified that this model, involving entities like China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), is purely a financing mechanism to address the country's fiscal constraints, not a privatization.

• The state retains full ownership and jurisdiction of the highway, a strategic national asset.
• PPP Director-General Eng. Kefa Seda emphasized that the private sector will finance, build, operate, and maintain the road for a 30-year concession period, recovering costs through state-approved tolls.
• Tolling revenues will be reinvested into the corridor, with any earnings above projected levels reverting to the government for other road projects, and the government maintaining oversight with step-in rights.