countrywide crisis is looming should matatu operators make good of their their threat to down tools. The federation of the public transport sector has already issued a nationwide strike notice and warned the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
Addressing the media on Tuesday Monday, March 14, the federation warned NTSA to stop all unwarranted traffic checks and called on all their members to withdraw their vehicles from the roads.
The federation made it clear that failure by the operator to heed their demands, their countrywide strike would be staged from Wednesday, March 16.
The operators blamed the regulator for unwarranted compliance checks forcing operators to part with between Ksh5,000 and Ksh20,000.
Matatu operators further noted that the sector has not fully recovered from the effects of the pandemic, stating that the NTSA crackdown is slowing its comeback process.