Ummoiner matatu burnet down by angry residents after running over pedestrian

Matatus in Kenya, especially in Nairobi, are well known for their sleek designs and graffiti. It is no doubt that Kenya’s matatu culture is one to be admired all over Africa and the world.

But is all its culture that admirable? Drivers continue to break traffic laws by overlapping, over speeding and overloading.

This has created a lot of frustration among pedestrians, who are the real victims when these matatu drivers don’t follow the rules.

An Umoinner matatu was yesterday burnt by angry pedestrians after it ran over one of them in Donholm, Nairobi. The driver, guilty of overlapping quickly fled the scene after the mob showed up.