Notes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. PART ONE. Background
4. INTRODUCTION. Matatu 3
5. ONE. “The Only Way to Get There Was on Foot” 16
6. PART TWO. Moving People, Building the Nation, 1960–73
7. TWO. “It Is a Difficult System to Beat” 27
8. THREE. “We Are Making a Living by Constitutional Means” 48
9. PART THREE. Deregulation, 1973– 84
10. FOUR. Kenyatta’s Decree, 1973 71
11. FIVE. “Jump In, Squeeze, Jump Out—Quickly!” 89
12. PART FOUR. Government Regulation, 1984– 88
13. SIX. The Matatu Bill of 1984 111
14. SEVEN. “Only Those Who Are Afraid Use Force” 134
15. PART FIVE. Organized Crime? 1988–2014
16. EIGHT. KANU Youth Wingers 157
17. NINE. Mungiki: Fighting a Phantom? 175
18. PART SIX. Generation Matatu, Politics, and Popular Culture, 1990– 2014
19. TEN. Music, Politics, and Profit 197
20. ELEVEN. “Pimp” My Ride 215
21. PART SEVEN. Self- Regulation, 2003– 14
22. TWELVE. The Michuki Rules 233
23. CONCLUSION. Making It in Nairobi 257
24. Acknowledgments 263
25. Abbreviations 265
26. Notes 267
27. Bibliography 319
28. Index 345