It may not be a law on the books but in Garissa women riding on Boda Boda is not a common sight.
In the seldom occasions that women are seen riding on motorbikes behind men, they are confronted and told to disembark and in extreme cases even beaten.
"I once carried a Somali lady on my bike and I was nearly beaten by a gang of youths. They stopped us and told the girl to disembark. I felt very bad because I lost business," Joseph, not his real name, a boda-boda operator in Garissa Township says.
Garissa County is populated predominantly by residents who profess the Islamic faith.
According to Islam, it is wrong for a man and a woman who are not husband and wife to be close to each other.
Transport on motorbikes involves contact between the operator and the passenger.
"When they come here they should do as we do. When you go to Rome do as the Romans do. Women being carried on bikes is not allowed in Islam," Hassan Guyo says.
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