- A leader in Garissa has cautioned women planning to use boda boda as a means of transportation to stop or face the consequences
- While addressing residents, the unidentified local politician said both the rider caught ferrying women in his bike would be caned like the passenger
- His warning sparked reactions that saw many condemn him for the sexist remarks while others questioned why there was such a warning
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A politician from Garissa is on the receiving end after warning women in the region against boarding boda bodas lest they face dire consequences.
The undated video showed the politician addressing a huge crowd where he asked them to be vigilant and punish women using boda bodas.
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Garissa women on spot for using boda boda
Over the years, there have been several concerns from leaders and Muslim clerics in the North Eastern region who claimed boda bodas were not women-users friendly.
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The politician said:
"From today we will not allow a woman who is a Somali or a Muslim, to board a boda boda. If she is caught boarding a boda boda at the back, she and the rider should be caned. Because we do not allow it completely."
Watch the video below:
Here are some of the reactions from social media users:
@Asmaahani said:
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"Kwendeni. Nitapanda na nitapanda, mkichapa mimi niko na sheria itadeal na nyinyi."
@امين said:
"Wewe kama nani? Boda ni life saver."
@Joyce.k.nursecanada said:
"What's wrong with Bodaboda? Is it Haram? Was it forbidden in the Quran? I come in peace."
@Barethu said:
"Nitapanda na hakuna kitu mtanifanya."
@maestro said:
"For safety reasons. The buibui can get entangled in the rims of the tyre and cause a fatal accident."
@Ann Wanjiku said:
"I think it's because of the sitting position, but I wonder what if the girls don't have Uber cash?"
@sullo said:
"But men also board those Bodaboda why specifically ladies?"
Activists react to Garissa's leader's directive
The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) reacted to Garissa politician's remarks, terming his statement as discriminatory.
In a statement on X, NGEC said:
"We condemn in the strongest terms the discriminatory and unconstitutional remarks targeting Somali-Muslim women and bodaboda riders. Such utterances are not only sexist and ethnically prejudiced but violate Article 27 of the Constitution on equality and freedom from discrimination. We remind all public officials that leadership demands restraint, respect for diversity, and promotion of unity—not incitement or cultural policing."
Peter Salasya stops students from boda business
Elsewhere, Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya recently banned Form Four leavers in his constituency from joining the boda boda business.
According to the budding politician, he wants his ex-high schoolers to join a university or a tertiary institution where they can learn a skill.
He also said that further training also opens one's mind so that one can operate businesses with a new mentality that can help them grow financially.
Netizens commended the leader for how he was thinking of the future of his constituents.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at.
