Kenya

BAK Slams New Senate Bodaboda Bill as Threat to Operators’ Livelihoods

By Eddah Waithaka The Bodaboda Safety Association of Kenya (BAK) has strongly condemned the recently introduced Senate Bodaboda Bill, calling it a punitive and exclusionary move that threatens the livelihoods of millions of operators across the country. The association has criticized the government for drafting and tabling the bill without meaningful public participation from the […]

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Statistics Show that 75% of Bodaboda Riders were not Wearing Helmets at the Time of Accidents

By Eddah Waithaka, A total of 2,384 people were killed and 5,581 seriously injured, according to data from the National Police Service. This is between May 2022 to October 2023. Five of the main roads in Nairobi have been identified as ‘highways of death’. Thika Super Highway, Mombasa, Kangundo, Outer Ring and Jogoo roads have been described as the most […]