If you Live in Kenya you have one way or another used a Matatu,Then you know that the business is one of the fast growing in the country.
Over 100 matatus were impounded within the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD), during a major police crackdown on Thursday morning.
Nairobi County Parking Services Director, Tom Tinega, revealed that the decision to round up the Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s) was due to major traffic pile-ups caused by the matatus.
Nairobi County Parking Services Director, Tom Tinega
“We have put the rogue PSV operators on notice, that we are not going to allow them to break the laws. Some of these individuals are careless and so pathetic in the way they do their work. This is a Capital City and sanity must prevail,” Tinega asserted.
Mike Sonko had also issued a warning to all his county officials regarding collaborating with PSV operators and allowing them double park or drop off passengers in undesignated areas in return for a bribe, would also be arrested and charged.
The county government had recently proposed a car-free day scheduled for Wednesdays and Saturdays to try and ease up the traffic congestion within the city but was forced to shelve the idea due to poor planning.
Let’s hope that proper planning is put into place and all goes well in the matatu business.