Description

(This podcast discusses crime of a violent nature, listener discretion and parental guidance are recommended.)

Matatu, a ubiquitous and necessary part of urban Kenyan life, past and present, but some women really do pay too dear a price for a little public transportation. From sexual assault, to physical violence and even death, these incidents and stories of brutality against women have dogged matwana/matatu culture for a long time.



In this episode, we highlight a few cases of violence, and death involving women in matatu.

(The actual episode starts at this time stamp: 3:07)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/police-search-for-driver-conductor-who-threw-woman-out-of-matatu

https://www.kahawatungu.com/woman-dies-after-being-thrown-off-memba-sacco-matatu-over-fare/

https://www.kahawatungu.com/ntsa-takes-action-against-tout-throwing-woman-vehicle/

https://www.k24tv.co.ke/news/woman-dies-after-being-thrown-out-of-a-moving-matatu-by-conductor-30632/

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/counties/article/2001248234/matatu-crew-caught-on-camera-stripping-woman-sentenced-to-death

Mbugua wa Mungai, and David A. Samper. “‘No Mercy, No Remorse’: Personal Experience Narratives about Public Passenger Transportation in Nairobi, Kenya.” Africa Today, vol. 52, no. 3, 2006, pp. 51–81. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4187721. Accessed 1 June 2021.

Music: Zeeky Beats - Blurred (legend, thank you always..)