The East African
Monday February 22 2021
The boda boda menace began during the 2017 election year when they were used for political rallies and were deemed job creators for the youth. PHOTO | RUPI MANGAT
Summary
The introduction of motorbikes in the historical sultanate threatens the very fabric of its being it even risks losing its status as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
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For centuries, the call of the muezzin, inviting the faithful to prayer in Lamu, the oldest Swahili settlement on the East African shores, has been the first sound at dawn. However, today another sound can be heard. That of motorbikes, popularly called