Nakuru County Unveils A Comprehensive Public Transport Code Of Conduct
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By MKT Correspondent
Nakuru County has introduced a comprehensive public transport Code of Conduct to ensure the city’s public transport system is safe, efficient, and free from public harassment.
The code, developed through consultations with research institutions and stakeholders, aims to set behavioural standards for public service vehicle Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos), transport crew, and partners to achieve a socially safe public transport system.
The code will apply to all vehicle operators in the public transport industry, including matatu operators, tuk-tuks, bodaboda riders, and all forms of public transport.
“This code is comprehensive as its development involved extensive public participation and consultations with various stakeholders, including the County government, National Police Service, and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA),” County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Transport and Infrastructure Engineer Michael Kamau explained.
The code outlines harassment in various forms, including unwelcome touching, sexually explicit physical contact, staring or leering, suggestive comments or jokes, sexually explicit pictures or posters, unnecessarily familiarity, and insults or taunts based on gender.
It places certain obligations on players in the public transport sector, including NTSA, matatu owners, matatu Sacco officials, crew (drivers and conductors), and passengers.
Engineer Kamau elaborated that the Code was grounded in key principles such as promoting sustainable mobility, addressing climate change through environmental conservation, ensuring respect and non-discrimination for the users of public transport, guaranteeing professionalism to provide a harassment-free travel experience, and committing to the well-being of vulnerable groups in the community.
Sensitisation meetings will be organised to promote awareness and understanding of the code.
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