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Seizure of motorcycle, arrest of rider sparks hours of chaos in Eldoret

Boda boda riders in Eldoret protested the arrest of their colleague by county enforcement officers. [Stephen Rutto, Standard]

Business was paralysed for the better part of Friday, and signage destroyed during confrontations between boda boda riders and county enforcement officers in Eldoret.

Premises including supermarkets, retail shops, and restaurants were shut down after hundreds of riders blocked different sections of the busy Uganda road from 8 am, sparking chaos that paralysed transport.

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