Boda boda riders in Marsabit–Isiolo blocked the highway demanding justice after one of their colleagues was found murdered on Tuesday, September 9, in Manyatta Ginda, Saku Sub-county. Police used tear gas to disperse the protesters who had used stones and burning tires to barricade the road.

• Victim was reportedly lured by assailants posing as customers before being fatally stabbed.
• The incident follows other recent attacks on boda boda riders, including a September 7 shooting where a police officer killed two operators in a road rage incident.
• On September 1, a Super Metro bus was set on fire by boda boda operators after an accident killed one of their colleagues.