State should sanitise boda boda industry

As we seek to flatten the Covid-19 curve, we must do it in a way that does not create other problems.

The unregulated boda boda transport has become a popular mode of movement in rural, urban and peri-urban areas. It is flexible, reliable and affordable. Boda boda provide employment and a source of livelihood to a majority of the poor who make more than half of 47 million Kenyans. This has entrenched the sub-sector as a major part of the economy. It is imperative to note that the number of boda boda in Kenya had risen to over two million as at May 2020.