Boda bodas operating within Nairobi county will be required to have digital number plates to identify them and track movements to reduce crime.
Samwel Ng’ang’a, Nairobi chairman of the Boda Boda Association of Kenya, said colour codes will identify riders working at different locations.
He was speaking at a meeting convened by Flone Initiative and Women in Transport to discuss challenges faced by persons with disabilities.
Ng'ang'a said the system will help to also identify the specific movements of a rider.
“This will assist in security purposes. One will be able to identify this rider is from this area, so you can book a ride with him,” Ng'ang'a said.
He said more than 10,000 colour codes have been issued within the county and it is expected to be mandatory for all boda boda riders to use colour codes after the general election in August.
He called for a review of some traffic regulations as they are a hindrance and not helpful to people with disabilities moving around the city, especially within the CBD.
Matatu operators at the meeting recommended they be given cards they can show to city-county officers when providing services to the disabled, making their mobility easier.
Elizabeth Njoki, a conductor in Nairobi, said many times he was in trouble with Nairobi City Council officers when helping a person with disability at non-designated alighting points.
“I was helping a disabled passenger at a non-designated alighting point and the City Council officers arrested me and we were fined Sh17,000,” Njoki said.
The people with disabilities at the meeting said most public service vehicles were not accessible and cannot accommodate their special needs.
They called upon the National Council for Persons With Disabilities to look into the issues and resolve the.
(Edited by V. Graham)
