In Kisumu you are just as likely to run into a boda-boda as you are to come across tea in China, tapas in Spain, umbrellas in Bergen and roundabouts in Karmsundsgata. They are everywhere! The boda-bodas are solid bikes with a thick, soft, comfortable rear-seat and a driver! They have attached knobs to rest your feet and handles for your hands. Unless you are already an experienced bike passenger grown up in Amsterdam, I recommend wearing an ample skirt or trousers on your boda-boda expedition to enable you to put one leg on each side. For 20 eurocents a boda-boda-trip is pleasure for a good deal!
A boda-boda can take you safely from the fruit-market to the internetcafé or wherever you may wish. Safely is apparently not entirely agreed upon. We met some American peace-corpsers that told us their insurance only covered accidents on boda-bodas given that they wear a helmet! I am still hoping to get to see such a scene during my stay here!
The phenomenon boda-boda started on the border between Uganda and Kenya. Bike-taxies would carry people from the border and to the border and it didn’t take long until they were nick-named border-border or easier; boda-boda!
Althoug Kisumu can be swollen with pride by the amount of boda-bodas they hold, Sigowet certainly beat them in terms of creativity and originality. Here you can find boda-bodas with a radio in the front and loud-speakers in the back playing Bob Marley, boda-bodas without brakes, boda-bodas claiming to be miss Kenya 2007 and boda-bodas painted in intense colours.
A boda-boda can take you safely from the fruit-market to the internetcafé or wherever you may wish. Safely is apparently not entirely agreed upon. We met some American peace-corpsers that told us their insurance only covered accidents on boda-bodas given that they wear a helmet! I am still hoping to get to see such a scene during my stay here!
The phenomenon boda-boda started on the border between Uganda and Kenya. Bike-taxies would carry people from the border and to the border and it didn’t take long until they were nick-named border-border or easier; boda-boda!
Althoug Kisumu can be swollen with pride by the amount of boda-bodas they hold, Sigowet certainly beat them in terms of creativity and originality. Here you can find boda-bodas with a radio in the front and loud-speakers in the back playing Bob Marley, boda-bodas without brakes, boda-bodas claiming to be miss Kenya 2007 and boda-bodas painted in intense colours.
1 comment:
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I love the boda boda, can't wait to share a ride with you! Drinking a nice juice, our feets high up in the air and enjoying our ride.
Enjoy darling
Love Mica
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