The national strike called by trade unions collapsed on Monday with matatu owners keeping their vehicles on the road and workers reporting for duty as usual.

In some parts, the day started slowly with cautious matatu owners, wary of having their vehicles attacked, waiting to see whether it was safe to come out.

In the end there was normal service and no transport disruptions and by mid-morning there was no sign of a strike either on the roads or at places of work.

Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) secretary-general Francis Atwoli called a 10-day nationwide workers’ strike to protest the high cost of living starting Monday.

But the decision, announced at a paid-for live TV event, appears to have been hastily taken and many workers may not have not known about the protest.

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