...Under the Constitution, functions, powers and resources are divided between the National and County Governments. The Constitution recognizes two categories of roads: national trunk roads and county roads-and attendant functions of each spelt out in the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. Specifically, the County governments are responsible for county transport including county roads, street lighting, traffic and parking, public road transport and ferries and harbors. The County Governments Act, 2012 is intended to give effect to Chapter Eleven (11) of the Constitution on Devolved Governments. This policy is developed with full knowledge that boda boda operators will use the road transport in the County to carry out their business.The County Integrated Development Plan (2013-2017) identifies Vihiga as a County that has inadequate and subordinate roads infrastructure to facilitate the requisite access to markets, economic growth, wealth and employment creation and investment. This policy acknowledged that boda boda operators, despite the bad road, are all weather operators as they penetrate the most inaccessible road network.

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