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Cards set to replace cash in matatus

NAIROBI, KENYA: In two months, passengers will be paying with cards — not cash — to ride in matatus.

Players in the matatu industry yesterday revealed that they were at an advanced stage on the road to introducing  a cashless payment system ahead of the July 1 deadline set by the Government.

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