Police officers in Nairobi chased away boda boda riders seeking the release of their impounded motorbikes at the Central Police Station.
Riders who visited the station on Tuesday, August 30 were turned away as the police demanded relevant clearance documents.
According to the police, Sakaja issued orders to the county askaris as the police had a clear channel that ought to be followed.
“Riders must release documents to show that they are the owners of the motorbikes.
"The law has to be expressly followed," Mburukua stated.
Police Spokesperson, Bruno Shioso, was also said to have reiterated that the orders issued by Nairobi's new governor do not fall under the national government.
Nairobi residents hoped to receive their bikes following the executive order issued on Monday, August 29, with many lamenting that they were forced to settle for menial jobs after losing their sources of daily income.
While issuing the executive order, a few days after he was sworn into office, Sakaja noted that he had liaised with various stakeholders to ensure law and order prevailed in the city.
He also expressly noted that the bikes impounded by the county government to be released to the owners and all cases regarding them withdrawn with immediate effect.
Sakaja further asked the City Inspectorate unit to also identify official drop-off and pick-up points for boda boda riders within the Central Business District (CBD).
Another change that he made in his first days in office was striping the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) of the revenue collection role that was being executed jointly with the national government. NMS has been managing the county's revenue collection since March 2020.
Sakaja directed NMS director general, Mohamed Badi, to hand over the information data and systems for revenue collection.
