MIKINDANI MATATU

Residents of Mikindani who commute to town and back understand what time of hustle it may be at times.

Normally at speeds of 60-70km/h, the stretch from Mikindani to Mwembe Tayari and Verse Versa should take  one 20-25minutes ,but commuters have been forced to endure hours in the public services just to make  it back home after along day of the sweat and hard work .Having to also  spare three of four times the regular fare. Which is always fifty shillings

On that note I can comfortably say that the matatu business is not bad all. I mean if you have ever visited that area around yukay right next to Nawal right about 6;00 O on week days you can cocur commuters both old and struggling to get into random matatus no matter the price the conductor shouts.

Considerably the giants in the business including dangerous Gucci risk dust and a few other modified in order to make that stressful journey home at least entertaining and also worth the fare the passengers give.

By adding flat screens and crazy music systems, travelling was never the same again And others even going the extra miles of equipping the vehicles with Wi-Fi and sockets to charge phones. It was even getting interesting in the traffic jams because people hardly noticed then the vehicles was stationery. People were either surfing in their fully charge, smartphones or enjoying a movie on the screen or the music.

Remember when a matatu was just a plain pile of metal with wheels and seats, silent and nothing interesting about it…? well brace yourselves people. Hats exactly where are heading.

I don’t know if I am the only one on this age but I strongly feel like the NTSA is really determine to kill this matatu industry because each dawn of everyday there is a new crack of matatu forcing some to remain in the parking while the few that robbed in the police stations. If its not music then its screens or the type of seats they bear or the wheels. But there is the most bizar and abscar of all. What does the graphic and art on matatu has to do with the safety of the road rule?i mean we see the buses all over the town with big and capital letters , they have drawings of lions elephants and Christmas trees why is there not a crackdown on them? While they use the same roads and don’t even talk on their more sophisticated chair. I am ont an activist or anything but I feel like the NTSA is looking for a new way of demoting the matatu industry but again, what do I know? Leave it to the professionals.

Big up to the best matatus in mikindani_dangerous Dust lakers Risk Tog gear and Gucci who no matter when all those crackdown happen then still stand and give three passengers the best rides and entertainment all along with the best ever drivers and conductors who manages to evade all the unplanned jams and traffics.

God understood that not everyone can afford luxuries like cars matatus screens sounds Wi-Fi music system and comfortable coaches and that’s what HE gives the MATATUS.