How do those nice red buses going to Rongai operate?

the lies this njumbiree gov't will tell.

somewhere in the usa is a town more ndigital than kenya. but the bus fare is paid by cash. In fact if you don't have exact change, the bus driver would tell us not to board his bus.

the same goes for using the train.

Can the ticket be bought using cash at the BRT office or stage?

Yes they even have coin boxes which dispense tickets just incase you are in a hurry, those who get in are those with no change. Just like the train system they have now

which part of the pictures above murchr, don't you understand. The rectangle thing with a 1 printed on it is CASH.

We are trying to copy ideas that don't even exist. Even the google card being touted by the gov't is a beta test that has not passed google engineers yet.

Cashless matatus my foot. Ati digital. Hii ni Taxation. Let's just accept and move on.

Wah wah. murchr, please quit while behind.

Understand the American mentality first about the use of cash, before you even start thinking that the gov't can force citizens to use cash or not for anything.

You guys are so drunk with the word digital you have refused to think. Even with evidence you have to use the words like apps. I don't even know what that means.

Even when I tell you that I use the kadollar and 75cts tongolos in my gishagi, you still want to say that I'm downloading an app.

Let me give you some advice to give your people.

Whoever came up with the idea of forcing people to use any mode of payment for anything should be fired. It is illegal and against the constitution.

And as long as Kenyans earn less than 30k a month, it will never work. Ati unapanda boda boda na mpesa. Hiyo sahau. Not on July 2014. Another Bitange Ndemo flop.

So in the states coins and coin boxes are used but sisi hapa Kenya are too digital for coins and notes?

You know this reminds me of the parking fee and Kidero, I can't fid the thread. Increasing parking or introducing technology without thinking about proper public transport is just but gibberish.

If you increase parking, the mat will pass the cost to the public. You're only increasing the money for your Council revenue. There is need for proper Garment transport like Nyayo bus. Nyayo bus were not competing. Govt should think about this. We need govt transport.

Same for this digital ultimatum. Even in developed countries, they introduce digital, but you keep cash system to run in parallel. What will you do when the digital system fails? People will not travel? What about the old mama who forgot to renew or topup her card, at that juncture will you deny her to travel, what if it's at risky place?

murchr, what's happening this year. uwongo umeanza mapema sana.

Bitcoin is not a gov't issued currency. It's like egold etc. I don't understand where it comes into this conversation. It was started by people who hate gov't currency.Nothing to do with gov't forcing people to use digital when there's nothing wrong with cash.

As for digital cards, please, these things have been around for ages. Just because kenya is behind doesn't mean they haven't been there.

All I want to ask you is the following:

1. If in a country where digital Id's is common place, why aren't they coming up with laws to ban cash?

2. Kweli how sharp are njumbiree economists that they have decided that if we withdraw cash ONLY from matatus, kenya will have 20% growth?

3. Why is this gov't forcing people like me who don't like safaricom, equity and most especially google to use their company currencies to transact my private business?

4. Why not ban cash all together if its going to save on transaction costs and stop people from stealing in business?

The more you talk murchr, the more I realise that you think bitcoin is digital and in america, coins were thrown in the toilet. How wrong you are.

This is not change, this is taxation and corruption mambo leo.

murchr lets tell Kenyans the truth shall we.

There are only 3 ways that the matatu guys know about

1. bebapay
2. lipa na mpesa

Do you have another way? Please advice on this thread. Even I would like to know

This is like the gov't coming up with a law that says, ALL kenyans must use Mash Poa, because they have never had an accident.

Sure its a good way to help matatu owners, but don't you think that they should concentrate on hiring honest employees? Who told them that now they will not be stolen from.

It like now saying that you won't die from a bus accident since you pay with Bebapay or only travel during the night.

I know i've confused you. But honestly, you can't force me to use a private companies mode of payments. It's illegal and this law will go nowhere.

The way to make people use digital is to ensure that there are policies that support that. Not telling people that Jesus is coming on 24th July so you must all throw away your tungotores and use bebapay. That is silly to be honest.