Presenting: The Newest King of Radio

Forget about Maina Kageni, Mwalimu King’ang’i, Mbusii and the likes. He is the unrivalled radio kingpin that goes unrecognized but he is the “bawse” in what he does.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I present to you the MATATU DRIVER. Better known as dere wa mathree, this guy has the last say when it comes to radio world (at least in Kenya). How? Take a look: you hop onto a jav and the speakers are blaring with Classic 105 or Ghetto Radio music, maybe you (and others on board) would like to listen to something else but because you think you might get a rude response which will probably spoil your otherwise good day, you just shut and “enjoy” the music because you can’t do jerk. Yaani, this is the guy that determines what station the passengers will listen to.

Woe unto you when you step into a mathree with raucous outmoded music or something you don’t understand; sorry, you will have to endure that till you get to your destination guys. So next time you are in a jav and the “radio king” decides you’ll listen to something you consider too outrageous just reach for your earphones or just get off at the next stage (if you’re that uncomfortable).