Petrol Stations declared a No-go zone for matatus

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The Narok County Government has banned matatus and any other public service vehicles from using petrol stations for parking.

This the county said is in a bid to “restore sanity in the town’s transport sector”.

Addressing journalists after meeting with matatu owners, Urban Planning Executive Julius Sasai said they agreed with the matatu investors that all the PSVs be relocated to the main stage to curb unnecessary wrangles over parking spaces.

This comes days after matatu operators in the county caused chaos on Sunday while fighting over parking space at a petrol station.

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“Today we held fruitful deliberations with transport sector businessmen and agreed on lasting solutions to the transport sector arrangement which recently led to unwarranted tension. This is because we need an enabling environment for our investors,” said Mr Sasai.

The county government official said the usage of petrol stations as well as PSV’s operations will be illegal and saccos found flaunting the new regulations will be heavily fined.

The matatu operators and respective petrol stations have now been asked to respect the county decision or risk their licenses being revoked.

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