Limuru Traffic police commandant Mohammed Bakuli has urged bodaboda operators in the sub-county to go for refresher courses and improve their riding skills.
In a ddition, he asked the operators to adhere to traffic regulations.
Bakuli, who spoke during a first aid sensitisation workshop for bodaboda operators in Limuru Town on Friday, intimated that most riders are not trained - a situation he said has also contributed to the rise in accidents.
He said that the number of road accidents involving bodabodas is on the rise. The traffic police boss attributed the rise to ignorance of traffic regulations by the operators.
Bakuli said that bodaboda operators are not exempted from obeying traffic regulations.
“Bodaboda operators, just like any other road users, must adhere to traffic regulations,” he said.
Bakuli said that the traffic department has organised sensitisation forums on road safety for bodaboda operators within the sub-county.
He gave the bodaboda riders one week to comply with all the requirements needed for their operation, failure to which they will not be allowed to conduct business.
The Limuru traffic commandant said a crackdown to get rid of rogue operators will start immediately.