Matatu in a sentence

Tui then stepped her way through a series of tackles to set up a try for Mia Anderson, but winger Winnie Palamo got Matatu back in front with a charge-down try.

However, the firm also gives free masks to members of the public including local boda boda riders and Matatu crew.

Transport was disrupted for the better part of the morning as the matatu operators withdrew their vehicles from service.

I snapped away while the matatu was moving and was lucky to capture the building in all its glory with no other skyscraper stealing the limelight.

An even lesser used option is the public transit, or “matatu” option.

George is a bus driver dedicated to his work in matatu industry along Thika road.

In this country, matatu crew—touts and drivers—have earned themselves the dubious reputation of whimsical ruthlessness and will literally throw passengers under the bus when self-gain is threatened.

So much so that instead of boarding a matatu to town (Nakuru), it was more fun, or so we lied to anyone who could listen, to walk to town and keep fit in the process.

The vehicle was reportedly carrying passengers who were coming from a market and a group of men who were coming from Rumuruti area where they had gone to prepare a grave of a matatu driver who perished in another crash a week ago on the same route.

However, many of the matatu vehicles have had their speed governors disabled, which is evident by them travelling at speeds well over convert.

Matatus in Nairobi were easily distinguishable by their extravagant paint schemes, as owners would paint their matatu with various colourful decorations, such as their favourite football team or hip hop artist.

Public transport within Kigali is exclusively by taxi minibus ( matatu ) routes, connecting the main hubs of Mu (Mujyi) in the city centre, Nyabugogo, Kacyiru, Kimironko and Remera.

The matatu's route is imprinted along a yellow stripe on the side of the bus, and matatus plying specific routes have specific route numbers.