Motorcycle registrations spike on popularity of ‘boda boda’ transport

A boda boda rider transports a passenger and his bicycles for repair in Timau township, Buuri sub-county, in September. PHOTO | PHOEBE OKALL | NMG

The popularity of boda boda as a means of transport has been confirmed this year with the sharp rise in the number of motorcycles registered in the nine months to September.

Official data shows that although the total number of vehicles registered decreased to 21,137 in September from 22,422 in August, motorcycles accounted for more than half of the registrations at 67.1 per cent in September.

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