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How female Boda boda riders are breaking barriers in Kisii

Boda boda rider Judith Lihavi during an interview at Malulu stage in Kakamega town on November 16, 2021. [File/ Standard]

In 2013, Phane Nyachera Arisa visited Siaya, where she met a woman riding a boda boda. From then on, her life took a new turn.

Today, she is a boda boda rider in Kisii, inspired by the Siaya lady. Before acquiring a motorbike through asset financing, she ferried clients using a bicycle, which required too much energy; hence she quit.

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