Motorbike deaths increase by 17.7 per cent as riders lack licenses, safety gears

Police officers arrest a boda boda rider at KFA Roundabout in Nakuru Town on November 12, 2018 when they started the national crackdown on unroadworthy vehicles and motorbikes. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

It is barely half past 6 pm in the evening and the streets a buzz as it starts to drizzle. Motocycle riders line up, others winding up their day while others, joining in for an evening side hustle.