Francis Atwoli Backs Sakaja’s Move to Remove Matatu’s from CBD: “We Must Bring Sanity”Posted by MMP News AuthorOn December 31, 2022

• Governor Johnson Sakaja recently issued a directive to relocate public service vehicles from CBD to the Green Park Terminus
• The move by the governor attracted a lot of criticism from Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua
• However, COTU secretary-general Francis Atwoli has asked the national government to support the decision by Sakaja

The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary-general Francis Atwoli has thrown his weight behind the plan by Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja to relocate public transport vehicles from Central Business District (CBD).

Speaking on Saturday, December 31, Atwoli said the Nairobi governor needs to be supported in his effort to make Nairobi an international city.

Francis Atwoli wants PSVs out of CBD

The outspoken trade unionist said Nairobi should not be a city of matatu operators and drug traffickers, but be like other cities such as Cairo and Abuja.

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