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| some of the matatus in Nairobi |
by Stella Karino
Matatu
operators in Nairobi have threatened to halt operations
in the Capital on Thursday, if Governor Evans Kidero will not give back their parking licenses.
Kidero revoked the Public
Service Vehicles' parking licenses on Wednesday, following a cry from
business owners in the Central Business District (CBD) who vowed not to
pay taxes, until the Matatus blocking their premises were cleared.
The entrepreneurs stated that Matatu
operators were causing mayhem outside their businesses, prompting customers to
avoid going into their stalls hence incurred losses.
The operators, however,
dismissed the outrage by the complainants stating that they were all in businesses
and the move was not justifiable.
The County
Government implemented Kidero's directive and cleared the Matatus from
illegal termini within the CBD, a gesture that caused the operators
to hold demonstrations in the City.
Nairobi County Executive for
Transport Mohamed Abdulahi earlier stated that the
City only had five legal pick-up and drop off points, adding
that all the others would be cleared immediately.
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