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Why boda boda and M-Pesa have a lot in common...

Boda boda is a logical advancement of a bicycle which was a status symbol when we were growing up. Bicycles were rare, and fascinated us with speed.

Then a few years ago, we started fitting bicycles with small engines. That was short lived before motor bikes; now called boda boda shortened to bodas took over. This is a classic case of Joseph Schumpeter’s creative destruction.

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