The Kenyan government has appointed a task force to monitor laws in the public service motorcycle transport sector.
The Task Force on Policy, Legal and Administrative Reforms will be chaired by Julius Mathenge and will remain in force for 60 days. It will oversee the governance of the public service motorcycle sector, and legislative and administrative systems. They will also be tasked with examining the existing policy, compile comprehensive data regarding the safety, reliability, cost and other matters of interest to public service motorbike users.
Its recommendations will include an implementation strategy for immediate, medium, and long-term reforms in the boda boda sector.
Interior CS Fred Matiang’i on Wednesday said all boda boda operators have to acquire training, get certification, wear helmets among other safety measures before they start operating.
“There will be no two ways about it. They too, have to follow the law,” Matiang’i said.
The document making the task force official was signed at KICC in the presence of Transport CS James Macharia.
Matiang’i asked transport stakeholders to collaborate with the government in order to uphold the public transport sector laws effected on November 12.
At the forum, the transport industry players complained of unlicensed vehicles setting stage for unfair competition, corrupt police officers, among others.The government said it had launched an anonymous reporting system to curb cases of bribery involving traffic police officers.
Interior PS Karanja Kibicho any unlawful behavior committed by the police can be reported to the Internal Affairs Unit in Upper Hill through a toll-free number.