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August 7, 2025
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Ruto Makes Declaration Amid Proposed Boda Boda Ban

Ruto Makes Declaration Amid Proposed Boda Boda Ban

The proposal to outlaw boda bodas came from one of Ruto's top advisers...

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President William Ruto has rejected a proposed ban on boda bodas in major Kenyan cities and towns, defending the sector's economic contribution and crediting them for his 2022 election victory. His stance directly counters Senior Advisor on Constitutional Affairs Makau Mutua's call to remove them due to perceived chaos and aesthetic damage.

  • President Ruto met with national leaders of boda bodas at State House, Nairobi, on Thursday, August 7.
  • The proposal to ban boda bodas was made by Senior Advisor Makau Mutua on Thursday, July 17.
  • The boda boda sector is described as a lifeline for over 2 million Kenyan families.

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Boda Boda Related Directives and Incidents - August 2025

President William Ruto issued orders for the immediate release of over 9,000 impounded boda bodas that had no criminal charges, aiming to support the vital sector with the release to be completed within seven days. This directive came shortly after he rejected a proposed ban on boda bodas in major Kenyan cities, defending their economic contribution and crediting them for his 2022 election victory, directly countering Senior Advisor Makau Mutua's call for their removal due to perceived chaos. Despite these presidential actions, traffic was disrupted on Jogoo Road on Thursday, August 7, after boda boda operators set a Citi Hoppa bus ablaze in a retaliatory act, following the bus allegedly striking and fatally injuring one of their colleagues.

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