{"id":33639,"date":"2021-08-16T14:12:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T14:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=33639"},"modified":"2021-08-16T12:58:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T12:58:46","slug":"nms-announces-matatu-crackdown-in-cbd-over-100-cars-impounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/nms-announces-matatu-crackdown-in-cbd-over-100-cars-impounded","title":{"rendered":"NMS Announces Matatu Crackdown in CBD, Over 100 Cars Impounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) launched a crackdown on Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) for using illegal drop-off and pick-up points within the city.<\/p>\n<p>This has seen over 100 PSVs and 1,000 motorbikes impounded at the Central Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>Among the saccos on the spot for the vice include Unified Poa, ROG, Lucky BD Travellers, Nazigi Sacco and Eastleigh Circular Classic.<\/p>\n<p>According to NMS chief enforcement officer Mark Leleruk, the vice has now spilt over to the estates.<\/p>\n<p>He added that county enforcement officers would take action on rogue matatu operators.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are on a mission to clean the city centre and there is nothing that will stop us. The operation will continue until we restore sanity in this city,&#8221; Leleruk stated.<\/p>\n<p>He also pointed out that criminal activities within the city had become rampant as various muggings and theft cases involved perpetrators using motorbikes to carry out their schemes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have involved the police in the process and we intend to speed up the process until we clear all the pavements and non-motorised transport corridors,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Leleruk revealed that the entity sought to round up hawkers, street children and parking boys operating in the CBD as part of its mission to clean up the city.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Parking boys are still playing hide and seek with us but we have also managed to reduce their numbers. 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