Nairobi women representative won the hearts of many Netizens after she shared a photo of her cycling within the city.
The leader shared multiple images where she was looking so cute cycling together with a group of youth and received immense positive comments and thousands of likes from her followers and Netizens.
With the hashtag #Dadarideswithmamataa she joined the group of youth to raise awareness on alternative means of transport in the city that is marred with traffic jams and congestion.
The activity which happened on Saturday saw the city’s woman leader cycle from Kenyatta Avenue to The Panari Hotel along Mombasa road and back to the CBD a trip she shared took her 45 minutes. This usually takes about two hours from CBD to Panari and back, on a normal day.
“I went from Kenyatta Avenue all the way to Panari Hotel on Mombasa Road and back to the CBD all under 45 mins this morning with an incredible team of mostly female cyclists trying to raise awareness about cycling as an alternative mode of transportation in our ever congested city.
Our roads are generally unsafe for riders due to design and lack of consideration by motorists and other users. Hopefully, we can change that through legislation and oversight. If you’d like to be part of these regular tours, let me know. #DadaRidesWithMamaTaa” She posted on Instagram as she urged Kenyans to embrace cycling as a way of transport in the country, at least in Nairobi for starters
This is a good gesture as many developed nation have been embracing alternative means of transportation to beat traffic jams. It also promotes good health.
Many Netizens were impressed by her initiative and challenged other leaders to be at the forefront of creating awareness of many initiatives that will improve Kenyan’s livelihood.
Compared to the developed world the some of the reasons why Kenyans are very reluctant on taking up alternative means of transportation like cycling is the culture. The culture sees people on bikes as poor and sees a car like a measure of success. This has been the biggest challenge in embracing the alternatives.
Also our transport system has not created special paths for cyclers and bikes making it risky for anyone who wants to take up the alternative means of transportation.
Well, will the government come up with road designs and laws to protect cyclers and bikers? Will Kenyans attitude towards cycling change?
