The Influence of Ineffective Governance on the Motorcycle Sector in the Transport Industry in Kenya

Gladys Nyachieo (PhD.)
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Gladys Nyachieo (PhD.): Senior Lecturer, Multimedia University of Kenya, Faculty of Social Sciences

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 9, 2676-2687

Abstract: The history of paratransit public transport in Kenya can be traced back to the illegal trans-border trade between Kenya and Uganda at Busia town in the early 1960s. From the mid-2000s there has been unprecedented rapid growth of motorcycles as a form of public transport in Kenya. However, the motorcycle sector has remained loosely governed despite its continued prolific growth and numerous benefits to the population. Therefore, this study sought to examine the influence of poor governance on the motorcycle sector in the transport industry in Kenya. The study was guided by four specific objectives: To establish the influence of unfair policies on motorcycle sector in the transport industry in Kenya; to determine the influence of poor economic growth on motorcycle sector in the transport industry in Kenya; to assess the influence of equity and inclusiveness on motorcycle sector in the transport industry in Kenya; and to establish the influence of efficiency and effectiveness on motorcycle sector in the transport industry in Kenya. The research design adopted for the study was a qualitative meta-analysis of the literature on the governance of the transport sector in Kenya retrieved from online databases. The researcher, guided by the four study objectives, did a systematic synthesis of over thirty (30) existing literature on transport and mobility in SSA (see references) by searching and retrieving relevant literature from Kenya and other countries from major electronic databases including Google Scholar, JSTOR, ProQuest, PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, Science Direct, and EBSCO, among others. In addition, unpublished materials in Kenya and other SSA countries were also used, as well as journals in transport history, sociology, geography and other related disciplines.

Date: 2024
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