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Motorbike sales rise fastest in 11 years after Covid job cuts
The rising fuel prices have cut boda boda and tuk-tuk operators’ margins, leading to reduced demand for motorcycle sales. FILE PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG
Imported motorcycles jumped 46.9 per cent or 109,260 last year as Kenyans rendered jobless in the wake of Covid-19 economic hardships sought livelihoods in the booming Boda Boda business.
Kenyans imported 342,197 motorcycles compared to 232,937 in 2020, new data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows.
