[kictanet] Does cashless matatu system have a regulatory framework?

[Barrack Otieno]

Hi Walu,

We are in interesting times, what happens to the squad fellows? They
normally get a tenth of the fare for their touting. I wonder whether a
feasibility study was done. The Matatu culture is too complicated ,
this system would work with a more organized Nyayo Bus or KBS kind of
system.

My 2 cents

On 11/11/14, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> The President launched the cashless matatu payment system in style last
> week.
>
> Boarding a matatu from State House to the City Centre, the President used
> the payment card “My1963” to pay his fare as the smiling Safaricom CEO, Bob
> Collymore, the Matatu Owners association Chairman, Simon Kimutai and the
> Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Eng Michael Kamau all
> watched.
>
> Read more @
> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2518070/-/10vedrez/-/index.html
>
> ---------------------------
> Additionally, you can read a bare knuckle view from Cofek
> ** 7 reasons why Cofek will fight to stop the #My1963 PSV's cashless payment
> fraud
>
> The National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) plan to go cashless on fare
> payments effective December 1, 2014 though welcome cannot escape public
> scrutiny.
>
> Clearly, majority commuters are not ready thanks to the very poor and less
> than transparent handling of the cashless fare payments for Public Service
> Vehicles (PSV’s).
>
> If digital migration switch-off of analogue TV signal could go to the
> Supreme Court, then the architects behind the so-called #My1963 fraud must
> not celebrate just yet. Why?
>
> READ more @
> http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/872-7-reasons-why-cofek-will-fight-to-stop-the-my1963-psv-s-cashless-payment-fraud
> --------
> walu.
>
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