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Why ‘matatu mentality’ is no way to run a country

Kenya: That Kenyans have internalised bad manners to the point that they have become part of our national values system is not in question. Our inclination to take shortcuts is legendary. Anarchy has come to define our existence and we are always hurtling from one crisis to another.

 No sector has come to define this chaotic state of affairs more than the public transport sector. The aptly coined “matatu mentality” phrase says all you need to know about the way we conduct our affairs as a nation.

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