Matatu operators in Kisumu have withdrawn their vehicles to protest the changing of their routes by the county government.
Matatu Owners Association Chairman Kisumu chapter Bob Andala stated that the re-routing earlier done by the county government was for the Africities conference.
The association is against the move by the county government to ban operators from reverting to their normal routes after the summit.
Initially motorists using Jomo Kenyatta Highway were terminating at Angawa Avenue
During the Africities conference, motorists were banned from using the street and directed to terminate at u Partel’s Flat.
Matatu operators say the new routes are not economically sustainable
Police officers were called in after a section of matatu operators tried blocking public service vehicles from Kakamega, Eldoret routes from accessing town.
Kisumu City Acting Manager Abala Wanga has insisted that the town service vehicles will not be allowed back to their earlier routes.
This he said was to address congestion and traffic snarl up occasionally witnessed at the Kisumu Boys Roundabout.
