Scramble for boda boda operators leads to clash in Tharaka Nithi
Boda boda operators address the press in Chuka town, Tharaka Nithi County, on August 7, 2021, when they held demonstrations, demanding the removal of their Chuka/Igambang'ombe Constituency association chairman Willis Mugambi.
In Tharaka Nithi County, the scramble for the operators was evident on Saturday after two groups allied to Governor Muthomi Njuki and Chuka University Vice-Chancellor Erastus Njoka clashed in Chuka town.
It is the electioneering period again and politicians have started wooing boda boda operators with goodies to win their support.
Their votes aside, the operators are critical in pulling crowds during campaign rallies and sometimes provide security to politicians.
