Tag: boda boda
How safe are helmets in the wake of Coronavirus?
Bodaboda operators in Kenya have stated that they are at risk of contracting Coronavirus due to the nature of their job.
Curse of the crucial two-wheeled contraptions
When they were allowed into the market in 2009, motorcycles revolutionised the public transport sector, offering cheaper and faster alternatives to matatus...
Deadly ‘game’ on the streets of Nairobi that is endangering many...
Boda boda are a fast, efficient, flexible and relatively affordable mode of transport and there is no doubt they have made life...
Kenya’s booming motorbike taxi industry lifts grassroots economies
A thriving motorbike transport industry in Kenya has lifted economies of various rural and urban centers, with the machines imported mainly from...
Attacks on boda boda riders on the rise in western Kenya
Boda boda riders are a worried lot following increasing cases of attacks targeting them in various parts in the country.
Kenya: Boda Boda Riders Risk Arrest as New Rules Take Effect
Boda boda operators who are yet to comply to safety regulations risk arrest as the government begins the implementation of the new...
NTSA’s help sought to check boda boda
The government now wants the mandate of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) expanded to oversee the public motorcycle transport industry.
Wheeler-killers: Boda bodas are new death traps
Each year, an estimated 400,000 young Kenyans are being unleashed into the boda boda sector without any training or medical and social safety protection.
‘Nita Ride Boda Boda’: How the Bicycle Shaped Kenya
The earliest bicycles in Kenya were used by the unholy tripartite of colonial conquest: administrators, missionaries, and settlers. Some were given...
‘Boda bodas’ must follow law by May 1 — CS Matiang’i
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has ruled out extending the deadline for boda bodas to adhere to safety regulations.
City Hall mints Sh12m from boda boda fines in one year
More than 4, 000 motorbikes have been impounded by Nairobi County government since a ban on the motorcycles accessing the city centre...
Boda Boda reforms deadline pushed to May
The government has extended the deadline for boda bodas to get training, licences, and protective gear in a bid to reduce carnage on Kenyan...
Boda boda riders to undergo safety training in Mombasa
More than 200 boda boda riders in Mombasa County are set to undergo road safety training in new efforts to reduce road accidents.
Speaking during...
Irked by ‘extortionist’ cops, Lonyangapuo storms roadblock, frees boda boda rider
West Pokot Governor John Lonyangapuo on Wednesday removed police roadblocks mounted by traffic police on the Kitale-Lodwar highway.
The angry county boss threw away barriers...
Boda boda association launches payment app
United Boda Boda Association has launched a localised payments app for its members as it tries to gain a foothold in the country’s rapidly-growing...
Matatu Owners & Boda Boda Endorse Uhuru, Say He Has Performed
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s reelection bid has received a boost after public transport operators threw their weight behind him.
The Matatu Owners’ Association National Governing Council...
