As the crackdown on Matatu enters day two, passengers are also not safe either assuming the vehicle one is using has been cleared by authorities.
For drivers, they must have OCPD authenticating their passport photo which hangs in the vehicle. The vehicle must also have speed governor among other requirements.
Paralegal expert Vincent Omao says a passenger who may violate regulations by not tightening safety belt, he or she will spend seven days in prison upon conviction in court.
"The Michuki Rules are meant to protect both the passenger and the owners of the vehicles. As a passenger, you must at all times be on safety belt.
"Should you be caught on the wrong, you will pay Sh500 as instant fine or face authorities in court. Upon conviction, you will be in prison for seven good days," he notes.
For the better part of Monday, commuters had no alternative other than to use taxis and bodaboda across Nyamira as matatu stages remained abandoned.
Nyamira town Matatu chairman Douglas Ratemo said the association was in full support of the regulations but insisted they should have been given more time.
"It's for our own good. We shall even have drivers and conductors paid at the end of the month. This will help them to safe money. We should be given more time," he noted.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i said the crackdown will go on, adding that rogue police officers will be dealt with should they spare motorists who violate the rules.
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