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Police crack down on boda boda gang that steals bikes, sells them in Uganda

Security officers have intensified the search for a gang leader behind cases of theft and murder in the larger part of the Western region.

According to security officials and the Boda Boda leadership in Busia County, at least 18 boda boda operators have been killed and over 50 injured in the last four months and their motorbikes stolen and taken to Uganda.

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