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Gangs rain death and terror on boda boda men

Julika Motorcycle SACCO boda boda riders wait for clients along Kakamega-Webuye highway. More than 20 riders registered under the SACCO have been killed and their motorcycles stolen. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

At least 72 boda boda operators were killed and 525 injured in the past year after they were attacked by unknown assailants. Some of them also lost motorcycles in the attacks. Police are now raising the alarm over the rising cases of the attacks on riders, mostly by strangers that first pose as passengers.

The motorcycle is a popular mode of transport in Western Kenya, but according to police statistics, it has become a death trap for riders.

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