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Commuters pay the price as rogue matatus keep off roads
Commuters stranded at a bus stage on Ngong Road as public service vehicles kept off the roads on November 5, 2018. Police have started enforcing the dreaded 'Michuki rules' that require vehicles to have speed governors and safety belts, among other things. PHOTO | COLLINS OMULO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Scores of passengers were stranded in various parts of Nairobi County and its environs as many matatus kept off the roads fearing an ongoing police crackdown.
And for the few that were available, the fares have been hiked on some of the routes as traffic police officers enforced the much-dreaded 'Michuki rules' in a bid to curb rising road deaths.