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New plan to rein in matatus

Westlands route 23 illegal busstop along Odeon that causes traffic along the Moi Avenue. [PHOTO: FELIX KAVII]

Investors in the matatu industry will soon be barred from putting their new vehicles on certain routes.

The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced that it will partner with the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (Namata) to carry out a demand analysis for every route. NTSA Director-General Francis Meja said yesterday this would bring down the unhealthy competition that he said was the source of chaos in the matatu sector.

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