Overspeeding Miraa transporters across the country have been put on notice over numerous deadly accidents in several places.

Speaking during the Jukwaa la Usalama forum in Kirinyaga on Friday, the CS lamented that Miraa transporters have not honored a call to have a sit-down with security officials in order to find a way forward.

"Unfortunately, we haven't received the level of cooperation we've wanted from these Miraa transporters. We are always told about the economic value of Miraa, but nobody tells us about the cost when it comes to our children," said the CS.

Murkomen has ordered county traffic officials to carry out crackdowns on the vehicles.

"I have instructed the county traffic officers and security teams to carry out a serious crackdown on overspeeding vehicles that are causing accidents, and they have our full support. They must do that in collaboration with NTSA to make sure that this issue of road accidents is dealt with," said Murkomen.

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru also raised alarm over the rising number of accidents caused by reckless driving of vehicles carrying the stimulant, warning that the trend has escalated into a national security threat.

Speaking during the same event, Waiguru said the Embu–Mwea highway has become a danger zone, with miraa vehicles frequently involved in fatal crashes.

She admitted that despite several interventions, including the installation of bumps, the accidents have persisted, leaving county authorities frustrated.

“We have had very many accidents on our road from Embu to Mwea because of the miraa vehicles. We have attempted to install bumps, but I don’t know what to do now,” she said.

The governor revealed that Kirinyaga alone has lost about 25 lives to crashes involving miraa vehicles in the past year.

“In just one year, we have lost about 25 lives. Those are too many lives to lose in Kirinyaga. If Kirinyaga is 25, I don’t know how many may have died in Embu or from here heading to Murang’a,” said Waiguru.

On cases of suicide in the region, CS Murkomen attributed the cases to family problems and withdrawal from drug and alcohol abuse.

"We still get five, eight people dying every month in one county as a result of suicide. If you combine that in all five counties, that is a huge number of people who are losing their lives, and so we need to have a conversation," he said.