Matatu operations in Meru resumed on Tuesday after the operators downed their tools on Monday. The strike was called off after the matatu operators held a meeting with NTSA representatives, the Meru county commissioner and county officials. Read: Meru commuters stranded as matatu operators strikeCommuters in Meru were stranded on Monday as the operators complained over “unhealthy competition by unroadworthy vehicles”. During the meeting, the Meru county commissioner and county officials agreed to allocate them and taxi operators different parking slots. Also read: Matatu, taxi operators clash over Meru terminusThe Monday strike paralysed operations in the busy Meru-Isiolo and Meru-Nairobi Highways.

Source: The Star February 05, 2019 06:11 UTC