Mombasa county government plans move to rid town of tuk tuk taxis

Protesting Tuk Tuk operators block Kaunda Avenue in Mombasa. The traders are demanding an overhaul of the proposed new routes by the county government of Mombasa, which deny them access to the central business district.  [PHOTO: kevin odit/STANDARD]

By JOACKIM BWANA

Mombasa County: A threat by the Mombasa county government to evict all tricycle taxis or tuk tuk from the central business district by yesterday appeared to pass without enforcement, leading to speculation that the county administration could have quietly caved in to pressure or suspended the decree.