Ruto Issues Orders to All Police Stations
Police are expected to adhere to the directive within the next seven days...
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President William Ruto has ordered the immediate release of over 9,000 boda bodas impounded at police stations without criminal charges. This directive aims to support the country's vital boda boda sector, with the release to be completed within seven days.
- President Ruto met with boda boda officials at State House, Nairobi, on Thursday, August 7, to issue the directive.
- The Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja are tasked with ensuring the motorcycles' release.
- The government plans to enact new legislation promoting self-regulation within the boda boda sector, advocating for riders to govern themselves through associations or saccos.
- This announcement follows Parliament's decision to proceed with the Public Transport Motorcycle Regulation Bill, 2025, which includes provisions for mandatory **SACCO** membership and significant fines, such as Ksh20,000 for riding on pedestrian walkways.
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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.
