Moroto district boda boda leadership has commenced an operation against non-registered members to ensure sanity in their work.

In an operation that has entered day two, over 79 motorcycles have been apprehended and owners forced to pay UGX 20000 in order to own identification cards to avoid other inconveniences as advised by the security operatives in the district.

According to Mohamed Lokidoro-the chairperson Moroto district boda boda association, the operation and identification is to aid boda boda riders during security operations ,which have left some of their colleagues arrested and pinned for assisting or taking part in crimes like raiding, theft, kidnapping among others.

Lokidoro adds that as other boda boda operators are innocent, some are criminals hiding in riding boda bodas and continue to risk their work.

Cue//…chairperson boda boda Lokidoro

Henry Odeke the association general secretary advised boda boda passengers always to identify those carrying them before boarding In order to reduce on the risk of losing their properties or even being hurt by people impersonating to be boda bodas.

Cue//…Odeke gen-sec boda boda

Odeke said Moroto district has over 500 boda boda operators but only 315 have registered with the association which makes it difficult to differentiate between the boda bodas and impersonators.