Matatus are Kenya’s famed mode of public transport. Just like London has the Tube and Chicago has the El, Kenya has the matatu. They are fashioned out of 14-seater vans or 32-seater passenger buses. They are used by up to 70% of Kenya’s population as the favored daily means of transportation from their homes to places of work.

Matatus are chaotic, to say the least. They are a culture on their own. An average 14-seater van has a driver and tout (conductor). The conductor’s job is to fill up the van in record time by shouting its destination and the fare required for the trip.

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