Tough times drive down boda boda sales by 53pc

Kisii County First Lady May Arati is ferried by a boda boda rider during a past event. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

The number of motorcycles that Kenyans acquired last year dropped by 53 per cent, which analysts have attributed to multiple factors including tough economic times and higher import costs occasioned by the weakening of the shilling against the US dollar.

It is the first time that the number of newly registered motorcycles has dropped since 2016 while last year's decline is also the biggest on record.