PSV operators in Mount Kenya and Nairobi have
warned of a nationwide strike should the Nairobi County government fail
to reduce the high levies.
The matatu operators also
accused Dr Evans Kidero of betrayal by failing to honour a gentleman's
agreement he had with the players on Monday during a meeting in his
office.
Mt Kenya Matatu Owners Association Chairman Mr
Michael Kariuki and his Nairobi Metropolitan PSV Saccos Union
counterpart Mr Peter Kige warned that travellers could be forced to walk
to work in the coming days if the Nairobi county government does not
agree to negotiate with the operators to arrive at a more reasonable
parking levies.
“The governor has betrayed us but we
will still seek to dialogue with him but should that fail then we may
hold a nationwide strike beginning tomorrow (today),” cautioned Mr
Kariuki.
However, the Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero
said he was willing to negotiate with striking matatu operators over the
parking fees, but vehicles blocking roads must first be removed.
Nairobi
commuters were Wednesday morning forced to walk to town, after the
matatu operators blocked Thika road near Pangani footbridge with stones
to protest the high levies.
The matatu operators also
blocked Jogoo, Ngong, Langata, Donholm and Mombasa roads, with police
clearing some of the roads later in the morning.
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