To get rid of impostors, City Hall has instructed all the inspectorate offices under the bodaboda compliance and enforcement team to put on the appropriate uniform which has their identification numbers at the back.
Ann Kahumbi, echoing the sentiments of many traders, called for compensation from the county.
Mombasa County government has since launched an investigation into the matter, according to Public Service CECM Kenneth Ambani, who spoke to The Eastleigh Voice.
On Monday, the Governor gave full authority to county officers popularly known as kanjos to arrest Kenyans recording them during raids.
The angry hawkers accused the enforcement officers of resorting to dumping garbage deliberately in their working areas.
Principal Secretary Susan Auma of the State Department for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development has called on Kenyans to help locate a street vendor whose merchandise was destroyed by Nairobi County askaris, commonly known as "kanjos."