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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Over 400 motorbike riders are set to lose jobs by end of the month following an announcement by Motor-bike hailing app SafeBoda to pause its operations in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

In a notice, the firm said it will suspend the ride and send services from November 27.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Nairobi is seeing some economic recovery from Covid-19, boda transportation has been hit hard. This has meant our business cannot sustainably operate in this environment and unfortunately the timeline for a full recovery is not certain,\u201d reads a statement from the company.<\/p>\n

SafeBoda is a community of entrepreneurs and boda drivers built to revolutionize transportation, payments, and on-demand services in Africa\u2019s cities. In Kenya the company has built a community of 4000 SafeBodas.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes at a time when the government is turning attention to the sector which is key in job creation and building of the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

The sector generates approximately Sh357 billion annually, more than what the national government disburse to the counties and if tapped, can improve the economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a daily basis, the sector makes Sh980 million which translates into Sh8.6 billion weekly and Sh27 billion in a month,\u201d President Uhuru recently revealed while unvailing Boda Boda Investment Scheme in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

The President pledged to support the Boda Boda investment scheme, saying the sector is key in job creation and building of the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

Following dangers posed by COVID-19 since start of the year, businesses have felt the impact forcing many to reorganize their operations.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, 972 people tested positive for the coronavirus from a sample size of 6,648. The national tally on positive cases now stands at 70,245.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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