Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 21:57:36 +0300 [01:57:36 PM CDT]
From: Kombo Ogaro
Subject: Re: Githae to Ban all Matatus from Town

Alai – i know you are provoking people. Nairobi is garbage because of the many matatus. They contribute to police harrassment and corruption. Matatus are a nuisance in the city centre. Take this, if Matatus have pre-determied stages, we wont have traffic jams everywhere. When michuki laws came into force, pedestrians were the champions. I remember one time a matatu tout smoked into my face at central bus station – no law to hinder him, me boarding his bus! Michuki made things work. Loosing a wallet full of your salary isnt a pretty thing cos QUARTER OF PASSENEGERS are gangs – organized from Railway station to my gettho!

Now if Githae has said that – then he is a good minister. Where is news i can read? See this reality: having matatus at destined places or passing through town during specific controlled time. What about having Kenya Railways exapning their horizon to the city centre using electric trains and undergorunds? What about having meter-read taxis that wont con you to pay Kshs 3000 to Ngummo after heavy drinking spree at Zeep?

The whole transport sector in Kenya need CHANGING. If i was the city mayor – that will chage within days – i swear. I will control the fares wananchi pays and make transport affordable to all. Private cars will be charged good money – for parking and also entering the city centre. Matatus will be barred – completely ad will have destinate places – where th town electric rail will pass through. I will have fly-overs and make sure people use them. I will not let citizens pass anywhere in the middle of the road talking on phones! That wont be popular but when my dead bed is near you will see the fruits of my labout a minister for tansport, or city mayor.

Prof Nyong’o did a consultancy earlier 80s or 90 – i am not sure on City Planning – if this was to be implemented we couldnt be in a mess we are in right now. Minimum three hours from Donny to town! Seeveral hours to Ngummo, Horror moment on Thuka road! Name the jams we have – some dont even end!

Githae should be right – chase matatus away and lets have another marshal plan to assist pedestrains and not make them walk fro Railways to Anniversary towers. We should hang Mutula Kilonzo for his suggestion to have VIP lanes…that was a rich policy indeed.

Kombo Elijah

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Robert Alai wrote:

Wanabidii

Is Nairobi turning into a town for the rich?

How can Githae say that he will ban all Matatus and remove Stands from town?

Haki if he tries this then I am leading a demo against Githae personally.

Alai