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Driving me crazy: Ten types of matatu drivers Kenyans can't stand on the road

There are drivers and then there are Kenyan drivers. Those operating in Shags are worlds apart from those in the city. And every msafiri who uses nganyas or matatus has tales about drivers  they encounter daily. Some don’t drive like they went to any driving school. Others appear perpetually high. Others drive like it’s a death wish. Then they have behaviours, which make one question their moral compass. Like the dere who avoids stopovers because anadai gari imekuwa train. Or those who lie that wanafika mwisho ndio wajaze gari only to dump you kwa njia. Or the hungry fisi you meet kwa shimo narrating venye alipita na abiria. Here are 10 types of deres in the city...

1. Bad blood kibao
 They pick up fights with everyone because they catch mafinyoo. They shout at lazy touts wenye huharibu masaa. Drivers who overlap and careless pedestrians get a dose of their insults.  They loath slow passengers hence start engines before they board or alight since they hate mwendo wa kobe.

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