Release Bodabodas To Owners, Kenya Kwanza MPs Tell County Commissioner

A group of leaders, including Kitui East Member of Parliament Hon. Nimrod Mbithuka Mbai, Kitui South MP Dr. Rachel Kaki Nyamai, nominated Senator Tabitha Mutinda, and Mwala Constituency MP Vincent Musyoka, addressed bodaboda riders in Kitui East Constituency and directed County Commissioner Kipchumba Rutto to coordinate with local security officers to release the detained motorcycles.

The leaders specified that only motorcycles detained without serious offenses should be released, while those involved in unlawful activities should remain detained to face the consequences. Hon. Nimrod Mbithuka Mbai gave the police stations a two-day ultimatum to release the motorcycles detained for minor offenses, warning that he would personally oversee the release if the directive is not followed.

"We give these police stations two days to release these bikes; otherwise, I will come for them myself," Hon. Mbai said. Dr. Rachel Kaki Nyamai also urged the County Commissioner to address the issue with immediate effect, saying, "County Commissioner Kipchumba Rutto, give orders to the head of the traffic police to visit all subcounties in Kitui and release those bodabodas that have no criminal offenses to their owners."

Nominated Senator Tabitha Mutinda added that many bodaboda riders are being held back because they lack logbooks, which are being held by loan companies. "Those bodaboda riders have no logbooks because they are held by the loan companies. They should be given their motorcycles back so they can pay off their loans and retrieve their logbooks, which will help them in other areas," she said.

The leaders' directive aims to support bodaboda owners and riders, allowing them to continue their business and improve their livelihoods.