http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220517-182323-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/boda-boda/ Boda boda registration in Kenya - How a public safety emergency can translate to a moment for digitalisation Mutung'u, Grace eng 2022-05-17 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 data protection Kenya privacy Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In Kenya, typical moments during which citizens' rights are limited have followed emergencies, such as terrorist attacks or the COVID-19 pandemic. It is much easier to implement personally invasive policies such as biometric identification under urgency and addressing only a section of the public. A recent incident involving motorcycle taxis in Kenya, popularly known as boda bodas, illustrates this.