News of City Hall’s planned banishing of matatus from Nairobi’s Central Business District from December 3 was met with mixed reactions, with Kenyans taking to Twitter to express support or voice their dissent.
Ibn Kidunduhu Babu @KidunduhuA said that the CBD ban on matatus will not solve Nairobi’s traffic problems. He added that all big cities around the world have a light tram system and a policy of banning private cars from the CBDs.
NO SENSE
According to Jacqueline M Klopp @jmklopp1 the ban makes no sense. “Time for more thought out approaches to addressing congestion. Most cities are trying to ban cars not public transport,” she tweeted.
Richard R. Kisang’ @RIchardKisang termed Sonko’s new law as a bad policy. “This is a bad policy and strategy to decongest CBD. I will not be surprised if this is challenged in court.”
But Mathenge Wahome @mathenge_wahome hailed the move by Governor Mike Sonko as timely. “The streets of Nairobi CBD were not meant to be used as Matatu terminus. It is not all about congestion we all need order,” he tweeted.