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Matatu operators decry state's silence as boda-boda riders torch vehicles

Curious onlookers mill around the shell of a matatu that was set ablaze by boda boda operators after it hit a rider along Thika Super highway, Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Matatu operators countrywide have threatened to withdraw their services on February 2, 2026, over rising cases of boda-boda riders torching vehicles involved in accidents.

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