Boda boda industry is key cog in our economy

On Monday afternoon as my daughter and I were leaving a hospital in Parklands we passed by Yaya Centre to purchase an OEM charger for her phone but unfortunately, it was out of stock at the dealership there. We were told that the dealership at Hilton Hotel had the charger in stock.

Not wanting to venture into the CBD at that time, my daughter called her boda-boda rider and gave him the details of the charger and where to find it. Within minutes the rider was at the shop and my daughter paid for the charger through a paybill number, instructing the rider to deliver the item at home in Karen. By the time we got home by car an hour later, the rider had arrived having run other errands elsewhere. I thought this was an extremely convenient and time-saving arrangement.