Greed for money cause increase in bodaboda accidents

The number of bodaboda operators majorly in the western regions of Bungoma, Busia and Kakamega counties has shot up. Most of those who had been engaging in bicycle business are quickly shifting to motorcycle. With this high rise of business, the concern is the large number of bodaboda accident cases reported over the last few years. Many Kenyans have lost their lives while some are merely survivors of road accidents caused by bodabodas.

It has been cited that majority of the bodaboda riders do not observe discipline on the road as they ferry Kenyans to their various destinations. These bodaboda drivers mainly consist of young men who have no training on road safety. They only eye the prize money that their customers will pay and therefore a race for who will have most of the customers at the end of the day. The transport costs a minimum of fifty shillings and this business has been seen as profitable to the youths most who are jobless.