matatu industry Stories

City Hall targets matatu chaos with new operating rules
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2025

According to the draft Nairobi City County Permit to Operate Regulations, 2025, the county official responsible for public transport will decide how m...

Matatu industry players calls for urgent government reforms to end lawlessness on roads
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 25, 2025

The Federation of Public Transport Sector, which brings together all associations within the industry, has blamed the lack of a national transport mas...

Traffic chaos in Nairobi CBD resolved after meeting between matatu operators, hawkers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 30, 2025

The protest was sparked by a decision made by the county government to move hawkers to the backstreets, displacing the matatus that rely on the main t...

NTSA suspends 121 PSVs for violating safety regulations
Charity Kilei  |  Sep 27, 2024

The suspension came after a crackdown on non-compliance with Section 5(1) of the NTSA (Operations of PSVs) Regulations of 2014.

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