Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau has been summoned by a House team over his position on the classification of roads in the country.
The Parliamentary Committee on Transport wants Mr Kamau to give his position on the standstill that has pitted governors against the national government over the management of roads in the counties.
Kamau came under fire from the committee yesterday, only a day after he claimed that the ministry and county governments had agreed on which roads should be under the management of which tier of government.
Committee Chairman Maina Kamanda said the matter is still under discussion, accusing Kamau of “pre-empting” his position on how the transfer of the roads should be done.
He said Kamau’s position deviated from the tentative agreement reached at a meeting held by stakeholders.
“Our committee and the ministry have been discussing this matter for the past six months and we are yet to reach an agreement on what roads should be left to which tier. It is erroneous for the CS to now claim there is an agreement when discussions are still ongoing,” Kamanda said.
Stand-off
He revealed that they had summoned Kamau to appear before them next Tuesday to explain the basis of his declaration that the matter had been concluded and the impasse on roads management resolved.
Kamau had on Tuesday claimed that they had agreed on re-classifying of all roads in the country, and that they further agreed to have the national government undertake the management of roads under Class A, B and C, while the counties handle those classified under D, E and any other unclassified roads that which will subsequently be constructed.
Kamanda faults that position saying the committee’s recommendation, which appeared to be acceptable to all parties, was for the national government to handle classes A, B, C, D and E, while the counties handle the unclassified roads.
“Majority of our roads are the unclassified. These are the ones that we want the counties to manage,” said Kamanda.
