Registration of new 14-seater matatus more than doubles

Transport secretary James Macharia. FILE PHOTO | NMG

New registrations for 14-seater matatus more than doubled last year, undermining the government’s long-standing plan to gradually replace them with higher capacity buses.

The number of matatus with a maximum capacity of 14 seats, licensed by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), increased 108.54 per cent to 37,382 from 17,926 vehicles in 2016, official statistics shows.

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