Over 100 boda boda riders who were on Tuesday arrested in a major crackdown in Nairobi CBD have been fined heavily by the courts.
The riders were arrested for blocking other road users and driving on the pavements at the city centre.
The group was arraigned at a Nairobi court on Tuesday morning and was fined each Sh35,000.
The amount is a heavy blow to the riders who are struggling to eke a living.
The group, which hardly earns such an amount monthly, will have to pay the heavy price.
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The development comes in the wake of President Uhuru Kenyatta's order on the countrywide crackdown on the boda boda operators.
The President on Tuesday noted that the operators will have to undergo fresh registration countrywide.
"I did give instructions and I have ordered all boda boda operators starting here in Nairobi and moving across the country to be registered afresh," the President said.
"A boda boda is not a licence to strip a woman. There should never be a repeat of what happened on Friday. This is a blight on the whole Kenyan society."
The crackdown came after a female motorist was sexually assaulted by suspected boda boda riders on Friday.
The incident happened on Wangari Maathai Road.
The video of the incident went viral prompting Kenyans to call for action.
