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What Governor Sakaja calls music is noise to many city commuters

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja. [Samson Wire, Standard]

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja's support for music in matatu as part of culture is unsound. I have no problem with his position on graffiti. His hypothesis that one should board a matatu that suits his requirements as based on a quote from Salmond's writing on Torts that 'he who loves peace and quiet must not live in a locality devoted to business of making boilers or steamships' is removed from reality.

In my observation, matatu with traumatic and numbing music rarely play it while on the stage. They tune their raw and wild volumes dangerously high while on the move. It was heartening though to hear him condemn obscene and vulgar videos and songs calling for decency and respect in our city public transportation system.

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