STAND Chief Meets Bike Riders Ahead of High Court Hearing -Pleads With Struggling Riders to Remain Law-Abiding 

MONROVIA – The Supreme Court of Liberia will today hear a petition filed by STAND requesting the Court to lift restrictions on motorbikes and Kehke riders and to ensure the immediate return by the Liberia National Police of confiscated Bikes and Kehkes. 

It can be recalled that Solidarity & Trust for A New Day (STAND) on March 10, 2025, filed before Justice in Chambers Ceaineh D. Clinton Johnson the petition, representing the National Keke & Motorbike Riders Welfare & Advocacy Organization (NAKEMOR), as well as all motorbike and keke riders in Liberia a petition seeking the release of all bikes and tricycles seized by the Liberia National Police.

The case names the Government of Liberia as the respondent, represented by Minister of Justice & Attorney General Oswald Tweh, Solicitor General Augustine Fayiah, and the Liberia National Police, led by Inspector General Gregory Coleman, among others.

Sepaking to the leadership of the bike and kehkeh riders Staturday at his residence Morlu urged all bike and Kehke riders to remain peaceful and law-abiding at all times.

While the actions of a few unscrupulous individuals are concerning, their misconduct should not serve as grounds to unfairly penalize the hundreds of thousands of responsible bike and Kehke operators who uphold the rule of law and contribute meaningfully to society.

Solidarity & Trust for a New Day (STAND) is Liberia’s leading grassroots advocacy organization, acting on behalf of suffering Liberians making a living as commercial riders of bikes and tricycles petitioned the Supreme Court of Liberia requesting that the government of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai lift all restrictions to ensure the free movement of motorbike and keke riders.

Filed on March 10, 2025, before Justice in Chambers Ceaineh D. Clinton Johnson, the petition represents the National Keke & Motorbike Riders Welfare & Advocacy Organization (NAKEMOR), as well as all motorbike and keke riders in Liberia, through STAND. The case names the Government of Liberia as the respondent, represented by Minister of Justice & Attorney General Oswald Tweh, Solicitor General Augustine Fayiah, and the Liberia National Police, led by Inspector General Gregory Coleman, among others.

Represented by its legal counsel, Cllr. Sayma Cyrenius Cephus, STAND through its Chief Executive Officer Mulbah K. Morlu, has requested the Supreme Court to issue a Writ of Prohibition, seeking to lift all restrictions preventing motorbike and keke riders from accessing Monrovia, Duala Market, and other areas, and stop the Liberia National Police from seizing motorbikes and kekes or imposing excessive fines on riders. 

The petition also wants government to uphold riders’ rights under Article 13 of the 1986 Constitution and the Vehicle & Traffic Law of Liberia, ensuring fair treatment of licensed operators.