Transaid hosts second motorcycle helmet safety summit in Nairobi
Transaid, in partnership with the FIA Foundation, hosted the second Safe African Helmets Initiative (SAHI) Summit in Nairobi this week (7-9 July 2025), bringing together industry experts and representatives from government and civil society to discuss life-saving projects to improve motorcycle helmet safety. Kenya is currently home to an estimated 2.4 million motorcycle taxis, known as boda bodas, a rise of nearly 500,000 since 2021. A study by Kenya’s National Helmet Wearing Coalition found that only 63 per cent of riders and 15 per cent of pillion passengers wear helmets, despite research showing that a helmet can reduce the risk…
