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Arrest, punish rogue boda boda operators

A boda boda operator plying along Kisii Mwembe route on 6/12/2017 decided to break basic traffic rules. (Photo by Sammy Omingo/Standard)

Lost in the public outrage over increasing road accident cases is the menace posed by rogue motorcycle riders who, emboldened by the apparent inertia within law enforcement agencies, have become a law unto themselves.

Even as the Cabinet secretary for Interior and the National Transport and Safety Authority called for a review of driving schools across the country, one wonders; how many of the motorcycle riders on Kenyans roads have been to a driving school and possess valid driving licences?

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