President Ruto’s Constitutional Affairs Advisor, Makau Mutua has fired back at the Boda Boda Safety Association of Kenya (BAK) for demanding an apology after he suggested banning boda bodas from major cities and towns.
Taking to his socials on Friday, July 18, Mutua noted that he has no apologies to make to the association.
Mutua argued that the boda boda sector has become lawless and poses danger to the lives of Kenyans.
Makau Mutua refuses to give an apology to the boda boda associate after suggesting they should be banned from major cities. Photo: Courtesy.
“I have no apologies to make, or statement to withdraw. You have become a lawless industry, your riders endanger lives going in the opposite direction; carrying even up to four passengers at high speeds, including children; moving without helmets for you and your passengers; causing accidents everywhere and fleeing the scene or attacking those you collide with; and breaking every known traffic rule,” noted Mutua.
He went on to mention that most boda boda operators are unlicensed and have no insurance coverage.
Mutua moreover noted that no modern city or town should allow ‘mayhem and chaos’ from boda boda operators.
BAK had demanded an apology from Mutua, describing his remarks on banning boda bodas as reckless and inconsiderate.
The association pointed out that Makau’s remarks contradicted the government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
