Motorists raise alarm over boda boda menace

A traffic officer controling traffic along Ole Dume Road, Nairobi. [Mate Tongola, Standard]

The Motorist Association of Kenya has sounded the alarm over what it describes as the growing menace posed by boda boda riders across the country.

The Association accused the riders of rampant lawlessness, harassment of motorists, and endangering pedestrians, while lamenting the silence of government agencies tasked with road safety enforcement.