Matatu: a history of popular transportation in Nairobi

Introduction: Matatu

The only way to get there was on foot

Moving people, building the nation, 1960-73

It is a difficult system to beat

We are making a living by constitutional means

Deregulation, 1973-84

Kenyatta's decree, 1973

Jump in, squeeze, jump out... quickly!

Government regulation, 1984-88

The Matatu bill of 1984

Only those who are afraid use force

Organized crime? 1988-2014

Kanu youth wingers

Mungiki: fighting a phantom?

Generation matatu, politics, and popular culture, 1990-2014

Music, politics, and profit

"Pimp" my ride

Self-regulation, 2003-14

The michuki rules

Conclusion: making it in Nairobi.