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It's easy to assume that the name boda-boda came about as a spot of onomatopoeia; an attempt to capture the noise of the bikes' burbling engines. But a quick search online reveals that's not the case.

A rogue boda boda rider conned a high school student leaving him stranded along the road prompting well-wishers to step in to ...

Kenya’s “Boda Girls” are turning a male-dominated industry upside down. Their favored customers are pregnant women needing rides to the hospital.

“All the boda boda riders must have a driving permit, the 3rd party insurance, PSV licence, a log book, an operational licence issued by KCCA, and a stage they are attached to,” he added.

Boda boda riders around the city are alleging harassment over the mandatory registration of their bikes as directed by the Works ministry. In February, the State minister for Kampala Capital City ...

In August 2020 he set up the boda-boda information management system which was meant to keep records on all operators nationwide and thus inject some sanity into the industry.

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