{"id":1587,"date":"2022-10-24T07:07:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T07:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2022-11-06T15:12:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T12:12:43","slug":"tubike-mombasa-rethinking-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/tubike-mombasa-rethinking-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"TuBike Mombasa \u2013 Rethinking mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Allan Kai<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boost your Business on Saturday held a bike riding event called \u201cTuBike Mombasa\u201d, to sensitize people on the importance of alternative transportation, to ensure zero carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was in line with this year\u2019s Climathon Mombasa, advocating for people to \u201cRethink Mobility\u201d which is in line with this year\u2019s theme of \u201cRethinking the Normal\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cyclists from different groups around Mombasa including Mombasa Queens, Critical Mass as well as other cycling enthusiasts, joined the initiative, which had them cycling across Mombasa from Ratna Square, Nyali to Swahili Pot Hub in the Mombasa CBD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO: Kibwana Abdhalla
Lilian Wambua from Boost your business (center) and colleagues after finishing the 10km cycle to Swahili Pot Hub.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lilian Wambua from Boost your Business encouraged young people to reconsider how they approach transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe message today is let\u2019s explore our alternatives, let\u2019s rethink our everyday life. What can we do differently to minimize emissions that we are emitting as Mombasa.\u201d Said Lilian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor the road users, we want the motorists to know that we have to share the road when they are seeing people cycling. The road is for everyone if you are walking if you are cycling. Let\u2019s explore alternative means of transportation, but let\u2019s also share the road.\u201d She added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Kimani from Critical Mass Mombasa showed his excitement for being part of the initiative, terming cycling as the perfect agent for climate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO: Kibwana Abdhalla
Cyclists making their way into the CBD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs cyclists, we are enthusiastic about the environment, about climate action. So, we promise that we will continue riding our bikes, to work, for sports, for leisure, and for adventure. The message we are passing on is, let us rethink mobility. If it is a distance that you can walk, don\u2019t take that boda. If you have a bicycle, use it, don\u2019t be afraid. Change begins with you.\u201d Said Kimani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this month, Boost your Business opened the Repair Caf\u00e9 at Ratna Square, Nyali in conjunction with Close the Gap Hub. The repair caf\u00e9 serves as a center which serves as a diagnostic and repair center for electronic devices in order to extend their lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climathon Mombasa is a community of local change makers co-founded by the European Union and is working to help achieve a climate-resilient society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having begun in September, Climathon Mombasa is set to continue for 3 months, culminating in an Eco-market day where vendors will be selling environmentally friendly products to help people rethink and consider buying eco-friendly products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Allan Kai Boost your Business on Saturday held a bike riding event called \u201cTuBike Mombasa\u201d, to sensitize people on the importance of alternative transportation, to ensure zero carbon emissions. The event was in line with this year\u2019s Climathon Mombasa, advocating for people to \u201cRethink Mobility\u201d which is in line with this year\u2019s theme of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,46,36,33,30,44],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1587"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1647,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587\/revisions\/1647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}