Gov't Halts Nationwide Crackdown On Boda Bodas
The government has halted the crackdown of boda boda riders which was effected last week in an effort to tame rogue operators in the sector.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
According to the National Police Service (NPS), the move is to pave way for an imminent overhaul of the entire sector which is being conducted by the multi-sectoral committee tasked with the exercise.
“Enforcement of compliance of traffic law by public transport motor cycles aka Boda boda crackdown has been stopped,” the police service said on Saturday.
"This is to give room to the government to reorganize the sector through a multi sectoral committee working on a framework of implementation.”
The police body has, however, warned that the existing prohibition of boda boda riders from the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) is still in force.
“The ban on boda bodas operating within the Nairobi CBD remains strictly in force. All boda boda operators and riders are advised to comply with all requirements in due course,” NPS further stated.
President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered the countrywide crackdown of all operators last week following a horrifying incident where riders sexually assaulted a female driver on Wangari Maathai Road in Nairobi.
The Ministry of Interior further issued a raft of measures to help control the often-rogue sector within the next two months.
"We will begin with vetting all the riders. All riders must have smart licenses and you must all be in saccos," Interior CS Fred Matiang’i stated on March 9.
