A driver of a matatu operating under the Zuri Genesis company on Tuesday warmed hearts over his efforts to help a pregnant woman.
One of the passengers in the bus narrated the incident on how a woman traveling from Kiambu to Nairobi CBD was stranded in traffic.
According to the passenger, the lady was in labour and the traffic congestion along the road meant she risked not making it to a hospital in time.
However, the conductor upon noticing the woman’s situation informed the driver in a bid to find a solution. At the time, inbound traffic was halted by a traffic cop coordinating flow along the road.
In response, the driver quickly alerted the traffic police officer on the situation at hand.
Within a few minutes, the traffic cop heeded the driver’s request and allowed the vehicles caught in the traffic to move.
As such, the driver got back to his seat and drove as fast he could to ensure the lady got to a hospital, according to the passenger’s narration.
“The driver drove as if his last breath depended on that,” the passenger narrated.
While on his way, the driver kept hooting to plead for way akin to how an ambulance would signal other motorists of the emergency at hand.
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He eventually dropped the lady at Guru Nanak Hospital, much to the relief of everybody in the bus.
“He drove very careful hooting like an ambulance until we reached Guru Nanak Hospital, where we dropped the mum,” he added.
Kenyans Shower Matatu Driver with Praises
The driver’s action won him praises with Kenyans on social media appreciating his efforts to ensure the safety of the expectant mother and her baby.
“This morning I am just here to appreciate them both driver and conductor did a good job. I just liked their reasoning while in traffic may God bless them from me,” a Facebook user commented.
Another said, “Awesome…and the Police officers too may they be blessed.”
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“Such a touching testimony men! Such hearts never go unrewarded and if there could be awards of the year for the matatu industry and this would have gotten one,” the user aadded.
The Zuri Genesis matatu Sacco plies the Nairobi to Zimmerman and Githurai 44 route off the Thika Road.
In some quarters, the sacco has been touted as among the most disciplined saccos in Nairobi’s public transport sector.
Nonetheless, cases of drivers and matatu crew in general are not new in the city.
Despite the widespread concerns about rogue matatu crew, some drivers and conductors have in the past gone out of their way to set an example of what an ideal public transport sector should entail.
