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Boda boda riders' big investment dream

Jepses United Boda Boda group members transporting farm produce in Hamisi, Vihiga County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard]

In 2014, a group of youth working as boda boda riders in Hamisi, Vihiga County realised that the business was becoming unsustainable.

This is as new entrants flooded it every day, raising the fight for customers. The sector was the easiest and most accessible means of employment, especially for the rural economy.

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