Matatu : : a history of popular transportation in Nairobi / / Kenda Mutongi.
Drive the streets of Nairobi, and you are sure to see many matatus—colorful minibuses that transport huge numbers of people around the city. Once ramshackle affairs held together with duct tape and wire, matatus today are name-brand vehicles maxed out with aftermarket detailing. They can be stately...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Chicago, Illinois ;, London, [England] : : The University of Chicago Press,, 2017. ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (350 pages) :; illustrations, maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- PART ONE. Background
- INTRODUCTION. Matatu
- ONE. “The Only Way to Get There Was on Foot”
- PART TWO. Moving People, Building the Nation, 1960–73
- TWO. “It Is a Difficult System to Beat”
- THREE. “We Are Making a Living by Constitutional Means”
- PART THREE. Deregulation, 1973– 84
- FOUR. Kenyatta’s Decree, 1973
- FIVE. “Jump In, Squeeze, Jump Out—Quickly!”
- PART FOUR. Government Regulation, 1984– 88
- SIX. The Matatu Bill of 1984
- SEVEN. “Only Those Who Are Afraid Use Force”
- PART FIVE. Organized Crime? 1988–2014
- EIGHT. KANU Youth Wingers
- NINE. Mungiki: Fighting a Phantom?
- PART SIX. Generation Matatu, Politics, and Popular Culture, 1990– 2014
- TEN. Music, Politics, and Profit
- ELEVEN. “Pimp” My Ride
- PART SEVEN. Self- Regulation, 2003– 14
- TWELVE. The Michuki Rules
- CONCLUSION. Making It in Nairobi
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index