Author: Joyce Ojanji

By Joyce Ojanji On the bumpy, dusty, and rutted roads of Ruiru Town, Kiambu County, in Central Kenya, motorcycle taxis, or Boda Bodas in local parlance, crisscross the busy town while honking at pedestrians with all manner of sounds. I am in town this Tuesday morning to talk to the riders about why only a few of them opt for HIV testing. Low HIV-testing rates in Kenya derail efforts to eliminate HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. A few meters away, I see and hear the boda boda riders exchange banters, occasionally interrupted by the haggling for clients.…