The Two-Wheeled Trap: Inside Kakuma’s Boda Boda Economy as License Bans Strangle Youth Transit
By The Editors
KAKUMA, KENYA — At 5:45 AM, on the cracked asphalt shoulder where the A1 international highway cuts past Kakuma 1’s main gate, 23-year-old South Sudanese motorcycle taxi rider Gabriel Malek kicks the starter lever of his red Boxer 150cc motorcycle. Together with 3,200 riders, they generate KSh 1.8M daily, yet face NTSA license bans, 110% APR loan sharking, and daily police extortion.