Jomvu member of Parliament Badi Twalib alongside his Mvita counterpart Abdulswamand Nassir have called on law enforcers to stop unnecessary harassment of boda boda operators.

While condemning the Forest Road incident where a female motorist was assaulted, the two legislators cautioned against making innocent riders pay for the sin of others.

Twalib said there are only few bad apples in the sector which provides opportunities to thousands of young people in the country, and thus the government should not generalize the sector players as criminals.

"As a legislator, I want to ask the government to stop generalizing the whole Bodaboda sector, instead they should be helped to adhere to the law without too much force, let them be allowed to do their job and feed their families because this is a job like any other." said Twalib.

Speaking during the issuance of  National Hospital and insurance fund (NHIF) cards to over 4,000 households at his Jomvu constituency on Friday, Twalib said the boda boda operators have played a major role in the decline of crime cases in the area. 

"Here in Jomvu, cases of insecurity have declined because our bodaboda people especially in Kijiweni they have been collaborating with police whenever they detect criminals and therefore they have their own fair share of praise than condemnation." said Twalib.

On his part, Mvita Mp Abdulswamand Nassir also weighed in on the matter claiming the government is hurting small business people in the country.

"If there are criminals in the sector let them be held responsible. We are in talks will local administration, the police and NTSA to ensure how we can help them adhere to law without necessarily trying to kill the whole sector." said Nassir

Adding "We condemn what they deed but we don't want it to be a reason of putting millions of families in financial trouble."

According to Nassir who is also eyeing the Mombasa gubernatorial seat in the August elections, those involved in the heinous incident should be made to face the law.

"We ask our authorities to stop victimisation of Boda boda Operators because of one person, there is ripple effect on those dependent on this sector, so instead of condemning them we shall embrace ways of sanitizing it in a more organized way." said Nassir.

The two legislators  warned against blanket condemnation of riders in the country.

This comes days after President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered a countrywide crackdown to eliminate rogue operators.

On Thursday ODM leader Raila Odinga also warned law enforcers to stop unnecessary harassment of boda boda operators.