Bodaboda

The boda-boda taxis are part of the East African culture. They started in the 1960s and 1970s and are still spreading from their origin on the Kenyan - Ugandan border to other regions.
The name originated from a need to transport people across the "no-mans-land" between the border posts without the paperwork involved with using motor vehicles crossing the international border.
This started in southern border crossing town of Busia (Kenya/Uganda), where there is over half a mile between the gates, and quickly spread to the northern border town of Malaba (Kenya).
The bicycle owners would shout out boda-boda (border-to-border) to potential customers. The bicycles have been replaced by motorcycles in most areas and in Tanzania, with a strong Indian influence, the motorcycle with carriage is the popular form.