Only a handful of matatus were on the
roads across the country Friday morning
as the new tough rules aimed at reducing road carnage and streamline publictransport came into effect.
By Monday, about 7,000 matatus out of the 100,000
had been approved by the motor vehicle inspection unit to operate countrywide.
Matatu operators had announced they would start their strike Tuesday to protest
the introduction of the rules. This was after a court declined to stop the
coming to effect of the laws. The strike by matatus that had not complied with
the rules affected thousands of commuters who had jammed to various bus stops
ready for their duties. Some of the commuters rushed to train stations to
connect to their destinations as others sought to be the by private motorists
The few matatu which have been
approved have doubled the bus fare . for instance, this morning the bus fare
from the industrial area is 100 shingling’s
were it use to be 30 shillings. Why this matatu are operates taking advantage.
I met with a student and
had this to say..
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