Hundreds of commuters were stranded in various Nairobi routes on Monday after police stepped up the crackdown on non-compliant matatus. On October 25, the government issued a directive to all PSVs to comply with all traffic laws, popularly known as Michuki rules, by November 12. Few matatus and the fare is really high," said Frank Daviella. It should be in them to obey traffic rules, no one force an individual to invest is matatu," James said. The enforcement has been slackened for long, a situation blamed on the high rates of accidents involving passenger service operators.

Source: The Star November 05, 2018 05:01 UTC