The BodaBoda Safety Association of Kenya (BSAK) has threatened to hold a nationwide strike if the National Assembly proceeds with the Public Transport (Motorcycle Regulation) Bill 2023.
The Senate has already approved the draft Bill, which proposes strict regulations, including a 50-kilogram limit on luggage carried by motorcycles. "A motorcycle rider shall not carry a load whose weight exceeds 50 kilograms, whose height is more than two metres from the ground, or whose width projects more than 15 centimetres beyond the outside end of the handlebars," the Bill reads in part.
Sponsored by Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale, the Bill has faced growing opposition nationwide, particularly from boda boda riders, who describe it as an oppression of their profession.
Members of the National Assembly during a previous Parliamentary session.
