The committee has published its response
The committee has responded to this consultation, question by question.
Requires every boda boda passenger to wear a helmet provided by the rider, and registers riders with their county for KSh 1,000 a year to fund safety training.
Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure
National Assembly
Thirty-five participants took part: 23 citizens responded to the consultation questions and 12 organisations submitted memoranda. Support for passenger helmets was broad but conditional on cost and hygiene; the registration fee divided opinion sharply along urban/rural lines.
Question 1 of 2 · Passenger helmet requirement
Back to top23 of 35 people answered · Support / Don't support
Every boda boda rider would have to carry a spare helmet and make sure the passenger wears it before starting any trip.
Every operator of a motorcycle used for hire shall provide a protective helmet of an approved standard to every passenger, and no operator shall carry a passenger who is not wearing such a helmet.
What we heard
Most respondents supported mandatory passenger helmets in principle. The strongest concerns were who pays for the spare helmet, hygiene when one helmet is shared between many passengers, and enforcement against riders who already struggle with the cost of their own gear.
Themes raised
Committee recommendation
The committee recommends the clause be amended so that passenger helmets are financed from the County Rider Safety Fund and a hygiene standard is prescribed in regulations, with enforcement phased over twelve months.
Question 2 of 2 · Annual county registration
Back to top24 of 35 people answered · Support / Don't support
Every boda boda rider would pay KSh 1,000 once a year to register with their county, and the money would fund rider safety training.
Every operator of a motorcycle used for hire shall register annually with the county government of their principal place of operation upon payment of a fee of one thousand shillings, which shall be paid into the County Rider Safety Fund.
What we heard
Views on the registration fee were mixed. Urban riders and most organisations accepted KSh 1,000 a year as affordable if the money visibly funds training; rural riders felt any new fee adds to an already heavy cost burden.
Themes raised
Committee recommendation
The committee recommends the clause proceed unchanged, noting that the ring-fencing of the County Rider Safety Fund answers the main concern raised and that county accounts for the fund will be public.