His statement about 'hawker economy' may have been arrogant but makes sense. I support the phase out especially for intra-city commuting. 14 seater matatus owned by 'husband and wife' as he puts it lack any organization. We must also be a country that has long term vision and plans. This short term concerns like loss of jobs should not make us lose sight of where we want to go.

I am in support for the phase out of the 14 seater matatu. Look at all the major cities worldwide and tell me which one is served by 14 seater.
Though jobs may be lost, we need to appreciate the fact that we need to achieve congestion free city.We can only do that by employing buses with bigger capacities eg 50 and above. This one together with better train services will mean that traffic will ease on our roads.

The ministry should also look at the Tuk Tuk menace, even in Tanzania, Tuk Tuk and motor bikes are not permitted to ply in the CBD off Dar.
sometime you need tough decisions which may impact positively in the long run.

now on kenyatta avenue. lots of private cars and busses. lots of traffic jam but no matatus

i think the business should be left for the common mwananchi so about forming companies will not solve the issue of jams

80% of traffic jam is caused by lack of common sense. I see people blocking each other as if they have nothing between their ears. makes me sick. Let there be working traffic lights and everyone should follow the law. add a litle common sense and traffic jams will be a thing of the past. With the 14 seater mats, true they should go to shagz and some can convert to other businesses like mirraa. This will promote local business as Kimunya says like the local GM assembly and also for environmental reasons. The larger buses should also be required to run on clean fuels

I believe New York is served by 2 seaters (the yellow cabs)

the only way ease traffic jam is do away with private vehicles in nairobi. but who can dare propose that?

This, unfortunately, is the truth.

the simplest way is to hike those parking fees. charge by the hr and nobody will bring those junks to town. The reason people commute in big cities is the high cost of parking and the tolls charged to enter the city.


Commuting in such cities is easy and possible because there is a working transport system. Do we have any here? We should not attempt to copy what works elsewhere without considering all the factors.