Vibrant minibuses – known as matatus – fill the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, blaring music as they bounce and weave through traffic. Each matatu is louder than the next, complete with graffiti-style ...

In Nairobi, Kenya, an informal network of vibrantly decorated minibuses – known as matatus – zigzags through the streets blaring out music and taking commuters to and from work. Matatus are the most ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Utukufu matatu. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic pushing the matatu business almost to the ...

This year’s edition of the Nganya Awards is set to take place at KICC in November, with high stakes due to the large number of new, souped up matatus In an exclusive interview with TUKO.co.ke, John ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This essay examines the changing perceptions of matatu crews from the 1970s to the present. In the early 1970s commuters and many Kenyans ...

The Karanja family van is a Japanese import with a "Pure Michigan" license plate. But the 1994 Toyota HiAce is distinctly Kenyan as a "matatu" minibus. The van is functional in that it transports ...