A boda boda operator ferries two police officers along Kiamokama Ibeno road in Kisii on March 3, 2021. Cases of either boda boda operators, or miscreants posing as boda boda operators committing criminal acts have been on the rise since the two-wheeler became part of the public transport ecosystem. But they are becoming more daring, and taming them is a problem because Kenyans, including law enforcement agencies, are living in denial. Two boda boda operators exchange blows at Nyali in Mombasa County on February 1, 2021. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]However, they still want to explain that the thieves on motorcycles are ideally not thieves but poor and frustrated youth who lack opportunities because of high rate of unemployment and low rate of economic growth.

Source: Standard Digital July 11, 2021 03:00 UTC