Hio jina Naivas wangeiweka pale juu penye Ngong tower iko.Super Metro has started plying the 111 route (Ngong). The resident operators have refused to stomach the imminent competition from them (SM) and are now striking.
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Matatus have a subculture of their own, especially for nganyas. I remember in our days, they would install a frenor (sp) in the exhaust system so that they 'whistle' loudly as they moved. As a teen, that was uber cool hahaWho told the ngong matatus that hanging a scarf/bandana is being hip? Naonaga hiyo ni ufala.
Hio jina Naivas wangeiweka pale juu penye Ngong tower iko.Super Metro has started plying the 111 route (Ngong). The resident operators have refused to stomach the imminent competition from them (SM) and are now striking.
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Then when it starts slowing down it would sound as if its sneezingMatatus have a subculture of their own, especially for nganyas. I remember in our days, they would install a frenor (sp) in the exhaust system so that they 'whistle' loudly as they moved. As a teen, that was uber cool haha
I think it's there for street level traffic and not bird watchers.Hio jina Naivas wangeiweka pale juu penye Ngong tower iko.
It's airbrakes not the exhaust system. It was new technology then Kwanza kwa mteremko... Kikikikkkk..Matatus have a subculture of their own, especially for nganyas. I remember in our days, they would install a frenor (sp) in the exhaust system so that they 'whistle' loudly as they moved. As a teen, that was uber cool haha
hapana.. matatus would actually install a firimbi kwa exhaust pipe hapo nyuma.. hata kwa nissansIt's airbrakes not the exhaust system. It was new technology then Kwanza kwa mteremko... Kikikikkkk..
Hiyo sijui it was in the Isuzu lorries za mawe and the nyayo buses pekee when I was growing up, definitely airbrakes and you have to release the build up of air pressure.hapana.. matatus would actually install a firimbi kwa exhaust pipe hapo nyuma.. hata kwa nissans
Nilikuwa nimesoma situation pale thong
hiyo unasema ni freno hawa wazimu wamatatu zao zilikuwa za kuongeza kelele tu.. nothing to do with brakingHiyo sijui it was in the Isuzu lorries za mawe and the nyayo buses pekee when I was growing up, definitely airbrakes and you have to release the build up of air pressure.
That big 'mall like' building in the background is Ngong Market,