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How technology is modernising Kenya's matatu industry

Matatus - the ramshackle public mini-buses seating between 14 and 24 people that zip along the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi - carry a third of the city's residents to and from work each day.

The journey from the city centre to the working-class suburb of Rongai takes between 45 minutes to 2 hours, depending on traffic.

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