The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has vowed to take action following a video circulating online of two 14-seater matatus being driven recklessly along the busy Nairobi-Nyeri highway.
The disturbing video showed the matatus being driven in the middle of the road as they kept on swerving in turns, with passengers cheering on while blowing whistles.
In the video which has sparked uproar among motorists and Kenyans in general, some passengers were also seen hanging on the vehicles’ windows from both sides.
The video was recorded and shared by concerned motorists who in turn shared it with NTSA.
In a statement on Monday, December 23, 2024, the road safety authority condemned the act and termed it unacceptable, adding that the owners of the vehicles captured in the video have been summoned.
“This is unacceptable. The owners of the PSVs have been summoned. We will take action,” said NTSA.
The National Police Service (NPS) Spokesperson Dr. Resila Onyango on her part said that the Police have taken appropriate action on the matatu’s crew as a probe begins.
She said that the owners of the vehicles have been traced and summoned to avail the vehicles and drivers at the Makuyu traffic base on Monday for questioning.
“We have now traced both owners and summoned them to report to RTEO Central,” she said.
