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Sonko: City to hire 1,000 marshals to effect Matatu CBD ban

Matatus plying Eastleigh route have been accused of blocking a section of Tom Mboya Street. [File, Standard]

More than 1,000 traffic marshals will be deployed by the county government to enforce the ban on matatus from operating in the central business district.

The announcement comes barely a day after Governor Mike Sonko directed that all public service vehicles carrying less than 60 passengers will not be allowed into the CBD starting Wednesday this week.

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