Nyandarua bodaboda operator accuses police of harassment over 200 levy

Mr Simon Chege, who is recuperating at the Kinangop Mission Hospital claims that police officers harrsed him for failing to pay a levy of Sh200.

Speaking from his hospital bed on Monday, the father of five claimed that trouble began after he spotted county enforcement staff harassing boda-boda operators.

“The askaris had been impounding operators who had not paid the Sh200 monthly levy. I was in a shop on my way to collecting fodder for my livestock,” he said.

Mr Chege said he tried in vain to convince the askaris that his was a private vehicle that he had been using for farming activities.

The incident, which has reportedly caused Mr Chege’s knee surgery, also took a toll on their finances, as his wife borrowed Sh40,000 that they used for the hospital bill’s deposit.

Police have on the other hand denied that they are responsible for the accident. They claim that Mr Chege ran into an electric pole, which caused his injury.

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