Busia law courts have supported the boda boda sector by donating sanitary towels for onwards distribution to vulnerable girls across the county.
Speaking during the flagging off of the sanitary distribution exercise, Busia Chief Magistrate Edna Nyaloti said that the boda boda operators have for a long time been associated with the defilement of innocent girls by using sanitary towels as bait. "Through continuous engagements, the operators have decided on their own to support girls through donating pads to the young girls," she said, adding that the judiciary has decided to support the initiative.
Nyaloti urged other stakeholders to join hands in supporting the boda boda operators in the noble initiative. "What the boda boda sector is doing is very good and we want to call upon other stakeholders to support them," she said.
Busia Law Court presiding judge, Justice William Musyoka, thanked the boda boda leadership for coming up with the initiative, adding that defilement was the biggest challenge in Busia County. "Prison authorities will tell you that most inmates in prison are convicts of defilement," he said, adding that Busia is one of the hot spots.
