Boda boda operators issue appeal to Govt
By Judy Jerono
Bodaboda riders through their leaders have pleaded to the government to see that the on-going registration is taken closer to them.
Speaking on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the Bodaboda Safety Association of Kenya National Chairman Kevin Mubadi said that not all the bodaboda operators will be able to reach huduma centres for registration considering that some of them are operating from remote areas.
Mubadi called upon the government to extend the ongoing registration beyond the Huduma Centers saying that the riders in some counties were disadvantaged.
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Boda boda Safety Association of Kenya National Chairman Kevin Mubadi (suited) during a past address. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]
“Some of boda boda riders live and operate as far as 100 kilometres away from Huduma Centers, which are scattered across the country, and given the huge numbers witnessed across the country they would waste days queuing,” he said.
He moreover, pleaded with the Ministry of Interior to send those mandated to do the registration to the rural areas to register as many riders as possible for the move to be successful as expected.
"We also support the distribution of Huduma staffers because when you look at some counties, the Huduma Center is 100 kilometres away. So you find that the guy cannot ride a motorbike from one end to the other and when you arrive, you find a line and you are forced to queue till evening. You are forced to return the next day unsure of getting help” he lamented.
“We can operate at the offices of the District Commissioners and Divisional Commissioners. It will be easier for many people to access the services just the way they did for Huduma Number registration," stated Mubadi.
The exercise which was recently demanded by president Uhuru Kenyatta who ordered fresh registration and retraining of boda boda riders, has seen riders turn up at Huduma Centers in large numbers following a warning by the government to those who would defy the directive.
The President directed the Ministry of Transport under Cabinet Secretary, James Macharia, to fast-track the training of the operators.
Boda boda Safety Association of Kenya National Chairman Kevin Mubadi (suited) during a past address. |Photo| Courtesy|[/caption]
“Some of boda boda riders live and operate as far as 100 kilometres away from Huduma Centers, which are scattered across the country, and given the huge numbers witnessed across the country they would waste days queuing,” he said.
He moreover, pleaded with the Ministry of Interior to send those mandated to do the registration to the rural areas to register as many riders as possible for the move to be successful as expected.
"We also support the distribution of Huduma staffers because when you look at some counties, the Huduma Center is 100 kilometres away. So you find that the guy cannot ride a motorbike from one end to the other and when you arrive, you find a line and you are forced to queue till evening. You are forced to return the next day unsure of getting help” he lamented.
“We can operate at the offices of the District Commissioners and Divisional Commissioners. It will be easier for many people to access the services just the way they did for Huduma Number registration," stated Mubadi.
The exercise which was recently demanded by president Uhuru Kenyatta who ordered fresh registration and retraining of boda boda riders, has seen riders turn up at Huduma Centers in large numbers following a warning by the government to those who would defy the directive.
The President directed the Ministry of Transport under Cabinet Secretary, James Macharia, to fast-track the training of the operators.
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