[1] The road starts at Kakira, Uganda and makes its way eastwards through Iganga, Bugiri and Busitema.
[2] The road distance between Kakira, Uganda and Kisumu, Kenya is approximately 221 kilometres (137 mi).
[3] A second leg of this road branches off at Busitema and continues eastwards to the Kenyan border at Malaba, a distance of about 42 kilometres (26 mi).
[1][2][5] The entire length of the road will be improved to class II bitumen standard, with culverts and drainage channels.
The road improvement project is being undertaken by the East African Community, as part of decongesting the Northern Corridor.