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(L) Josiah Nyabuto, National Chairman, Matatu Workers Union; Maurice Oduor Ombambo, General Secretary, Matatu Workers Union; and Elijah Nyagah Mwangi, Chairman, Long Distance Drivers and Conductors Association, during a call for inclusive dialogue and protection of frontline transport workers. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
Matatu workers have called on the Government to include drivers and conductors in ongoing discussions surrounding the country’s fuel crisis, warning that the transport sector is under growing pressure and risks operational instability if urgent measures are not taken.
Speaking during a joint press briefing in Nairobi on May 27, Secretary General of the Matatu Workers Union Maurice Oduor accused stakeholders of sidelining frontline workers despite their central role in sustaining Kenya’s public transport system.
“As the fuel crisis tightens its grip on the economy, a critical voice has been deliberately left out of the national conversation; the workers who power Kenya’s transport system,” said Oduor while reading the joint press statement.
