President Uhuru Kenyatta today asked boda-boda operators to desist attempts by politicians to use them to propel selfish ambitions ahead of the 2022 General Elections.
In his address to Boda Boda Association of Kenya(BAK) in Pumwani on Friday, the head of state asked riders to maximize their potential and create a strong industry in the country which will empower each rider.
“If you don’t respect your jobs and who you are, someone will pay you to use you and that is why during elections, politicians use and dump you afterwards. Is that the life you really want?” the President posed.
He reminded them of their worth and their ability to provide for themselves.
“If you look at yourself like a worthless person, that is how the world will treat you, but if you know your worth, you will earn the respect. If you demean yourself you will be used and dumped easily,” uhuru told the boda bodas.
He further said that the riders have a larger footprint in the country boasting of a 1.4 million riders carrying 22 million customers daily and cumulatively contributing 980 million daily.
The Head of State witnessed the signing of a major partnership between BAK, Capital Markets Authority, Rubis Energy and Nabo Capital which saw the launch of a Boda-boda investment scheme.
“You are a powerhouse and sleeping giant that needs to be re awakened, you have become a silent economic miracle in our mix and that is why i think this scheme came at a right time,” he said.
Deputy President William Ruto has been donating motorcycles, handcarts and saloon equipment to youth under his hustler movement campaign .
The move under the hustler Nation hasn’t been welcome by the handshake team as they believe its dividing the country between the haves Dynaties vs the have not hustlers.
While in Kisii and during madaraka day celebrations Uhuru has heard a consistent message that is aimed to redeem his government as pro youth.
The strategy has been criticized as a ploy to begin early campaigns. Other State officials have also accused Ruto of fueling divisions through the hustler nation narrative pitting the poor against the rich.
However with the high voltage bbi politics youth are seen as a strong target to passing the document when it goes into a referrundum
