Six people have been confirmed dead after a trailer collided head-on with a 14-seater matatu at the Nyanja area along the ...

Matatu have gotten off to a red-hot start in Super Rugby Aupiki – going three for three. This weekend they’re travelling ...

The story of Kenya cannot be told without a chapter on matatu. Without matatu movement would be impossible as they are the most widely used means of transport. But despite their significance, the dark ...

Drama erupted in a Nairobi matatu when a woman refused to pay her fare, leading to her arrest at a Kasarani Police station ...

At a time when prime time news reads and sounds like a new episode from the Afro-cinema, the simmering tension between Kenya’s public service vehicles, commonly known as matatu, and motorcycle taxis, ...

In Nairobi, Kenya, an informal network of vibrantly decorated minibuses – known as matatus – zigzags through the streets blaring out music and taking commuters to and from work. Matatus are the most ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Kioko is celebrating his fifth birthday with his grandfather by riding on the matatu, or public bus, in his East African village. Onboard, the boy’s grandfather shares a Kamba folktale about why dogs ...