#matatu

At first glance, the debate around the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) introducing automated speeding fines seems straightforward: cameras detect speeding vehicles, drivers get an SMS, and a fine must be paid. But the policy is part of a much larger story about road safety, corruption, and the unique culture of Kenya’s public transport system. The new traffic enforcement system…

I have had an abrupt journey to our children’s school which has suddenly cut short my week at the farm. Unlike yesterday when I spent the entire day at the farm, today I have my day on the road since I departed from the village at 5 am and left Tororo town for Kampala at 6 am. The driver of the matatu was a young man who drove pretty fast, sometimes in a risky manner, getting us to Kampala under…

May be the efforts of a street preacher will tickle our conscience and we ponder what Solomon said, “‭Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.” Proverbs 14:34. I’m on my way from Entebbe to Luwero for a PTA meeting in Ndejje SSS and I am traveling by taxi (omnibus or matatu). We’ve just started off in Entebbe for Kampala (forty kilometers away) and I am wide awake telling by…

A few flicks from the streets of Nairobi, Kenya. Spots include the Kicc building, city market and Westlands. (September, 2025)