The skillful art of pickpocketing without arousing the attention of victims, who shy away from reporting to authorities, is on the rise in Nairobi.
Nairobi County Government ban of matatus accessing the Central Business District (CBD) created an opportunity for the pickpockets who took advantage of the Commuters using footbridge to get their way to the city center.
He intends to resolve the transport crisis induced by the ban on matatus from accessing the CBD.
The Senator had earlier raised his dissatisfaction in City Hall’s ban on matatus from picking up and dropping off passengers in the CBD.
Senator Sakaja said the move by the Nairobi Governor to ban matatus from the CBD is premature, and unfair to ordinary citizens.Speaking in Deliverance Church Langata where he attended the consecration of Bishop Dr. Njuguna, the Senator urged Mike Sonko to provide an alternative before banning matatus.
“On the issue of Matatus, I know most people are worried, because somebody has decided not to allow matatus in CBD without providing an alternative and a proper method. Don’t see matatus as just matatus but the passengers in them because they are the people we serve.” Said Sakaja.
The Senator said, Governor Sonko’s move to ban matatus as premature and unfair to ordinary citizens.
“As I said yesterday and before. The move by Mike Sonko to ban matatus from the CBD is premature, and unfair to ordinary citizens. You don’t ban matatus before providing alternatives for commuters. Must be rescinded immediately and proper planning done.” His tweet read.
Will Sakaja succeed to lift Sonko’s ban?
The ban compels all matatus to operate from designated termini without entering the CBD to drop off and pick passengers but the Matatu Association Owners had vowed to defy Sonko’s ban.
City Hall says the ban is part of plans by the county government to address congestion in the CBD. More than 300 police officers have been assigned to ensure the ban is effective. This will be in addition to similar number of county traffic marshals.