Lawyer asks court to silence Kenya's booming matatu culture

Majority of matatus in Nairobi are fitted with heavy music systems and play loud music. [File, Standard] 

Buses blaring loud music have come to define Kenya’s public transport system.

Despite laws prohibiting excessive noise and court judgments clearly stating that public service vehicles should not have decorative lights, matatu culture appears to operate above the law and has proved difficult to tame.