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How boda boda fatal crashes are costing Kenya billions in losses

Boda-boda riders in Migori County staged a protest for two days over unfair taxation, bad roads. The riders are from four Sub-Counties which inlcude Suna West, Suna East, Uriri and Rongo.[Anne Atieno, Standard]

The boda boda industry which is largely informal has been growing tremendously, and so are the accident risks, causing a massive loss for owners, operators and also their victims.

The unstructured nature of the sector has for long made it difficult for riders to be integrated into the formal insurance arrangements which would protect them in cases of accident.

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