It identified five key roads in Nairobi as highways of death where automobiles, pedestrians, riders and bystanders alike are locked in a macabre tango. Boda boda riders wait for clients at Makutano Township, Kapenguria. Boda boda riders. However, the WHO’s 2023 estimated Kenya’s road traffic fatality rate at 28 per 100,000 population, which translates to 14,926 road traffic deaths per year, suggesting that many incidents go unreported. Passengers said that they were rarely provided with helmets by boda boda operators, with most having only one helmet.


Source:   Daily Nation
March 13, 2024 13:16 UTC