President Uhuru Orders for a Nationwide Crackdown On All Boda Boda Riders

This follows an incident that occurred on a female motorist who was sexually assaulted by boda boda riders after she was involved in an accident on Wangari Maathai Road in Nairobi.

CS Matiang’i said the operation would be ‘painful’ but is necessary in order to restore sanity back to the sector characterized by notoriety.

He said 239 boda boda riders among them the main perpetrators of the incident had been arrested within the last 24 hours and are undergoing fresh vetting. Those found to have criminal records are set to be arraigned.

“The operation will be painful. We are prepared for that pain. The Inspector-General of Police has begun re-vetting all these operators. That is why he has collected 239 of them already. Those with criminal records will be handed to the law. Please understand and work with the law,” said the Interior CS.

The CS was addressing members of the Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA) who staged a peaceful procession on Tuesday to condemn violence against women and girls in public and private places.

The women held the procession from Green Park terminus on Haile Sellasie Highway to the Office of the Inspector General of Police.

Dr. Matiang’i was accompanied by Cabinet Secretaries James Macharia (Transport), Joe Mucheru (ICT), PS Karanja Kibicho, and Police IG Hilary Mutyambai among other government officials.

Transport CS James Macharia decried the notorious behavior in the boda boda sector, saying ‘enough is enough and that such behavior would no longer be tolerated.

“What happened last Friday is not acceptable by any standards. These people were behaving like beasts… like they are not human at all. We literate that time has come and we shall make sure that before long, this madness has come to an end,” said CS Macharia.