Bodaboda Identification and Urban Crime Control in Nairobi Central Business District, Kenya
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2025-04
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In as much as the bodaboda industry is thriving, employing millions of people, a source of livelihood to many
and daily transactions running into millions; the sector is a hub for criminal elements and directly linked to
insecurity. The riders engage in criminal activities or get paid a commission for enter or as a getaway from
crime scenes. Therefore, in seeking to control urban crime, this paper focused on bodaboda identification. The
theoretical foundation was based on broken window theory and the study guided by the descriptive research
design. The 6 bodaboda stage managers, 24 bodaboda Sacco officials, 7 officers in-charge of police station and
60 county law enforcement officers formed the target population. There was use of stratified sampling
technique as respondents were placed into groups, simple random sampling adopted in selecting respondents
and purposive sampling used in getting the interviewees. Primary data was collected from semi-structured
questionnaires and interview schedules and quantitative and qualitative data was obtained. Descriptive,
inferential and linear regression analysis was conducted where findings showed that 25.1% variation in crime
control in the Nairobi CBD was through the influence of bodaboda identification. The relationship between
bodaboda identification and urban crime control was positive and significant based on regression coefficient
results β =0.391. The paper concludes that movement of the 5.5 million people in Nairobi’s CBD is reliant on
bodaboda transport sector. But, to maintain law and order and for the success of the region, all bodabodas must
have identification that eases the tracking and monitoring of activities of the riders. The research recommended
for government entities to embrace new technology in the number plates of the bodabodas for ease of
identification, tracking and apprehending. The technology will also help in reporting crimes as there is still fear
of visiting police stations. The identification of all bodabodas will help in security and safety of the business
environment as a necessity in thriving of the central business district.
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Nandi, E. O., & Muna, W. (2025). Bodaboda Identification and Urban Crime Control in Nairobi Central Business District, Kenya. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 9(14), 619–628. https://doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.914MG0048