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Boda boda, tuk tuk imports hit Sh10bn in nine months

Boda boda operators: Growth in motorbike imports defies tough economy. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The units rose to 181, 565 units from 143, 966 in first nine months of 2018, underlining their continued rise in demand.
  • The rise saw the total import value for boda bodas and tuk tuks rise by 28.7 percent to Sh10.3 billion from Sh8 billion in similar period in 2018.
  • Motorcycle taxis have in recent years emerged as a significant employment avenue for young people in both urban and rural areas.

Boda bodas and tuk tuk imports in the first nine months of last year rose by 26 percent from a similar period in 2018, defying the tough economic times that hurt the purchasing power of Kenyans, official data shows.

Data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that the total units rose to 181, 565 units from 143, 966 in first nine months of 2018, underlining their continued rise in demand.

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