Public Service Vehicles in Nairobi are said to be highly unregulated though within their set-up they have internal mechanisms to ensure order and service to their clients. PSVs have also brought a new angle towards Transit Oriented Development at a smaller scale by attracting several informal businesses around their major hubs. Here we see umbrella … Continue reading icmiist: Pictures that tell us about the Matatu Sector!
Brief Photo Display – Boda boda Experiences
Implementing Creative Methodological Innovations for Inclusive Sustainable Transport Planning (i-CMiiST) takes you through a photographic journey of bodaboda riders along Ring Road Kilimani. With no facilities, they are forced to park on medias, and pavements as they wait for their clients. <span class="mce_SELRES_start" style="width: 0px; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden; display: inline-block;" data-mce-type="bookmark"></span>
icmiist – A Photographic Journey of the The Nairobi Cyclist
A Photographic display of the experiences of Cyclists along Ring Road Kilimani and its environs. Images portray contests for space with other road users including pedestrians, motor cyclists and drivers. The element of poor infrastructure also emerges as well as lack of safety gear by cyclists. Pics by Msingi Sasis, Research by icmiist team (Implementing … Continue reading icmiist – A Photographic Journey of the The Nairobi Cyclist
‘OTHERWISE?’ EPISODE 77: THE PROBLEM WITH OUR ROADS
On Monday, 12th November, 2018, commuters woke up to a matatu “strike” that saw fares rise to almost double (or even triple) what they normally are. The cause of the strike? The government’s declaration that it would once again begin enforcing the “Michuki Rules” commencing that day. Many were left stranded as matatus were pulled … Continue reading ‘OTHERWISE?’ EPISODE 77: THE PROBLEM WITH OUR ROADS
#TheNairobiWeWant: 6 Things we Hate about Matatu’s
1. ‘Wawili beba waraka’ When you hear those words, which roughly translates to ‘two more people and we are off,’ don’t assume that the matatu requires two people to fill up. It probably requires three or four more people, and in some cases, it may have two ‘pigaseti’ (people who sit inside the vehicle to give the … Continue reading #TheNairobiWeWant: 6 Things we Hate about Matatu’s