Abdilatif Maalim, AfricaNews reporter in Niarobi, Kenya
Thousands of Kenyans have been stranded after three day strike called by the Matatu operators entered its second day. Commuters were seen walking towards the city center to the job places very early in the morning while other opted for taxis, motorbike and bicycles to get to town.
Experts argue that the strike is likely to cause downfalls in the economy since many businesses will be disrupted by the strike which uses the Matatus as means of a transport.
Its estimated eighty percent of Kenyans rely on the Matatus as form of transport. While more than half a billion shillings is earned in the Matatu Industry in Kenya daily.
The strike has also raised question about the government commitment to provide services to the people with the ordinary public calling for it to come in and avert similar problems in future.
However, Kenya’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Cyrus Njiru has termed the proposal as impossible saying the government doesn’t want to jeopardize the efforts to have a liberal economy.
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