Tano Terror! Jubilee MCAs support Sonko over Matatu ban

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Nairobi Jubilee MCAs have supported the move by the county government to ban matatus from the CBD and hit out at politicians opposing the directive.

Led by Majority leader Abdi Guyo, the ward representatives said the ban will help decongest the city centre.

“We have all been crying for the county government to act because of the lawlessness that was there. Business people are making losses because their shops have been blocked by matatus,” Guyo said on Monday.

The county government on Monday started implementing a Gazette notice published on May 12, 2017, barring all Public Service Vehicles from accessing the CBD.

Matatus are supposed to terminate at designated termini outside the CBD.

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Addressing a press conference at City Hall, Guyo said that CBD has been chaotic and ungovernable because of “rogue matatu operators” who hoot, park on pavements and block shops. At least 15 Jubilee MCAs were in attendance.

Guyo said some matatu drivers frequently flout traffic rules. He said many make U-turns in the middle of the road, overlap and drive carelessly. He criticised Senator Johnson Sakaja for opposing the ban, and accused him of seeking political mileage.

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“Sakaja should support the governor’s policies and efforts to decongest Nairobi. We know he has an eye on 2022, but we want to tell him that it is not time for politics. It is time to work for the people of Nairobi,” Guyo said.

The senator has opposed the ban saying residents and matatu operators were not consulted before the ban was effected.

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