Kikuyu sub county traffic base commander Birgen Kiptoo has encouraged bodaboda riders in the area to enrol for refresher courses and training.
Speaking at Kahungurio trading centrein Kikuyu on Monday, the traffic commander said that enrolling for refresher courses will enable the riders to get more skills.
Kiptoo noted that most bodaboda riders within Kikuyu lack adequate riding skills a situation he attributed to rising accidents. He stated that many accidents involving bodaboda riders occur as a result of human error or lack of skills.
“Boda boda riders operating in Kikuyu and adjacent towns should consider enrolling for refresher courses in order to improve on their riding skills," he said.
The Kikuyu traffic base commander said that road accidents will reduce if road users are well equipped. He added that the sub-county has the highest cases of bodaboda accidents in Kiambu.
Kiptoo further appealed to bodaboda riders to be discipline and observe road regulations. He said that the sub county traffic department will partner with other government and private sector organizations to sensitize boda boda operators and other road users on road safety.
There have been concerns over rising cases of accidents in the area with the Kikuyu-Dagoretti road being cited as notorious for accidents.
Kikuyu Member of County Assembly (MCA) Binary Wainaina speaking at Kikuyu Town on Friday last week asked the government to renovate roads in the area.
Wainaina said that poor road network has contributed largely to increase in road accidents in the constituency.