Tension remains high in Meru town after police officers helped 14 seater Matatu operators to take ovTension remains high in Meru town after police officers provided security for 14-seater Matatu operators to take over a terminus that has been occupied by taxis. Police officers were forced to use teargas canisters to disperse angry taxi drivers who woke up to a terminus guarded by anti-riot police on Friday morning. This comes after Matatu owners in Meru, on Monday this week, gave police a seven-day ultimatum to get rid of non-compliant operators, failure to which they would down tools from Monday next week. 6 hours ago

Source: Daily Nation February 02, 2019 10:30 UTC