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An employee of Umoinner Matatus screen passengers at the Matatu stage along Ronald Ngala street on Monday,April 14.This is a way of reducing cases of terrorism and common thuggery.[ PHOTO:COLLINS KWEYU/STANDARD]
Commuters in Nairobi are staring at a transport crisis from Tuesday next week when new rules requiring matatu crews to implement electronic payment systems take effect.
Matatu owners said of the over 20,000 vehicles, only about 2,000 had complied by yesterday, as police vowed to crack down on any crews caught collecting cash from passengers.
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