Now the Kabete traffic cops and Kilimani nduthi cops will have to shift strategy to private motor vehicles. Poleni sana, avoid these areas.

Hapo umeshida.

The reason why so much nonsense gets through Kenya is because people don't sue.

Beba Pay forces me to buy a private company's product. It forces me to own a phone. It forces me to always have money.

Those things are actually interfering with my freedoms.

I personally don't have a phone. So that means I will never use a matatu.

If I'm broke and all I have is 10 bob to move from south B to West, I will have to walk. Basically killing the African culture of negotiating.

That's all ok.

But why is it a law? Why are private companies using government tools to make money off me?

Don't I have a right to pay with cash in Kenya anymore for services I need?

It's just that Kenyans don't sue. But wait until it is forced on guys in Kibera and Kiamaiko who can't afford to load 10 bob mpesa to pay for 10 bob bus fare then reality will slowly creep in.

@Segemia, you have no idea why some americans never use plastic cards do you?

mimi sina simu. 8 months and im glad. Now the minister of transport has decided its my constitutional mandate to buy a phone and buy equity. otherwise i walk for the rest of my life.

They will start with the matatu, then go to the hair salon, then the butchery and next when you buy milk.

666 number ya shetani!

Na sasa kutoka Hamza hadi Stadi, where peeps pay 10 bob, you'll still need beba pay?

Yes.

This is fleecing Kenyans to make corporations rich.

The gov't is saying that their money is worthless, go buy Equity shares.

I really would love to see a court case in this one. Where a sacco takes the gov't to court saying that the gov't is forcing them to use equity shares instead of gov't issued currency. Then I would like to hear the gov't arguments.

If that sacco from Ngong wants to use cards, that's their business. But they should not force my cucu in gishagi to use beba pay sijui what to move around.

Corruption mambo leo with a law to boot.

nakujua, those manambas will never poteza their jobs. They will find a way. Lets be honest.

Utalipa na hii machine 50 bob. ama cash 30 bob. This is Kenya, they too will have to eat.

I can imagine some jamas have already imported those gadgets and some have already brought in the cards - I agree with you, the government has no business in this set up, let the matatu owners who want to implement it do it, and let those who do not want to be.

tuona which system will prevail, though I think a hybrid would work better, either a card or cash.

that's the problem, it is going to be a law..They will use that TLB license thing and force every matatu in Kenya to buy the gadget.

How many matatus in Kenya times 10k and you see why this thing is being pushed.

This is one of the reasons I BELIEVE that the jubilee gov't is one of tax, and harass money out of the poor as you can.

There is no moral reason to force me to use Mpesa, beba Pay, Airtel to buy services. It was the good thing to do then ALL payments in Kenya should be made by Beba Pay.

it's only trying to make a killing through tenders.

We all know that it will collapse just like the safety belts collapsed. Millions of safety belts bought, none are used.

A manamba will find a way. The cop will find a way. The owner will just be told, wale watu wa 20 bob siku hizi wapandi mathree.