Ever had those dreams where you dreamt bieng chased by ogre’s and you were saved ?
Thats what a rongai Matatu drivers will put you through before you arrive in the nicknamed “Diaspora” town. Rongai is roughly a distance from the city center and boarding a boring Matatu may ruin your life by the numerous thoughts that will go through your mind , from work related to the Obado nightmares.
However Boarding the so called Nganya especially along Rongai route, with all sorts of Graffiti and shouting touts might increase your heartbeat by 75% by the dangers you’ll be put through . From overlapping to bouncing matatu a technique which is achieved through smoking purple haze and balancing the clutch and fuel pads. As if that is not enough the road is along a national park and the fear of lions and monkeys along the way is not something to ignore .
Ongata Rongai is arguably always on the lead in terms of sexiest mathrees in the City, with arrival of brand new Nganya spotting outstanding features at least every month.
The arrival of a new Nganya has to shift the talk since it leaves out common features, mostly the graffiti including portraits and stickers.
However matatu madness is a disease that has tried to be dealt with with no success being achieved.
Uhuru Kenyatta is not the first Kenyan President to try to tame madness in the matatu sector.
Mwai Kibaki did in 2003, with the famous “Michuki Rules”, and before him, Daniel Moi also tried 30 years ago when he ordered all matatus off the road and all drivers retested following accidents that had left hundreds dead and many injured.
And this is exactly what one Matatu driver was spotted doing along Uhuru highway
Just recently ,Police detained a matatu christened ‘Ty Dolla’ after it ran into a stationary police car along Moi Avenue, Nairobi.
During the incident that occurred on 9 September just a stone’s throw away from Central Police Station, the matatu is seen reversing with a crowd of youths dangerously dangling onto its exterior before ramming into the back of the police vehicle.
As soon as the crash happens, the youths are seen scampering from the matatu as visibly shaken police officers alight from their wrecked vehicle.
Now that we are in the festive season, let us get somethings sorted out.This matatu madness should be a thing of the past .