Hundreds to lose jobs as SafeBoda exits Kenyan market

Motorcycle riders.

Ugandan motorcycle ride-hailing company SafeBoda plans to exit the Kenyan market. PHOTO | FILE | COURTESY

Ugandan motorcycle ride-hailing company SafeBoda plans to terminate operations in Kenya at the end of the month, rendering hundreds of motorcycle riders and call centre operators jobless.

In a statement it announced that it will cease operations in Kenya from November 27 after only two years in the country, citing the negative impact of Covid-19 on business.