There would have been a major disaster if ODM leader Raila Odinga ordered boda boda riders to go and pick up their motorbikes from police stations, Political Analyst Mutahi Ngunyi has said.
Ngunyi who has lately been an ardent critic of Deputy President William Ruto chided him saying his order was inconsequential since nothing happened.
"Ruto call for Boda Boda to go collect their Motor Bikes was a heroic failure. It fell flat on the face. Zero Action," Ngunyi said
He opined that Ruto has no control of the masses in Nairobi.
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According to him, the ODM leader is so powerful that if he gave the same orders, there would have been trouble.
"If #babathe5th had made a similar call, Nairobi would have turned into a smoking chamber full of tear gas. Ruto has more bark than bite," Ngunyi added.
On Thursday, while on a campaign trail in Nairobi, the DP ordered boda boda riders to go and pick up their motorbikes saying the crackdown was illegal.
“Wale bodaboda operators wote walinyang’anywa pikipiki zao na wakalipishwa pesa ambayo si halali. Waende wachukue pikipiki zao kutoka police station na warudishiwe pesa yao kwa sababu ni wafanyibiashara ambao wanafanya biashara halali,” Ruto said.
This loosely translates to: "All boda boda operators whose motorbikes were impounded and charged the unlawful amount of money should go and collect their motorbikes at police stations and be refunded their cash because they are genuine business people".
Thousands of motorbikes were impounded across the country following a nationwide crackdown on unregistered operators after President Uhuru Kenyatta issued the directive
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