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Truth be told, boda bodas are not a sign of progress!

A boda boda rider transports milk on the Gilgil-Nyahururu Road. [XN Iraki, Standard]

In the countryside, the motorbike has more work than taking people from point A to B.

It transports everything, including milk and foodstuffs to collection points. It's also a status symbol having displaced the bicycle.

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