'Gari ni KSh10 million': How matatus make money in Nairobi | Inside Embakasi's Matrix

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[@zairetorero]

Dere ni mjanja. Kutumia google maps kuhepa jam, anajua kazi ya hizo electronics zote na nimhumble. Big up.

[@isaac198428]

I haven’t lived in Nairobi (Kenya) since 2005 but I’m glad to see our mat culture is still alive. Love from Atlanta. 🇰🇪 🇺🇸

[@abduldon6976]

nairobi needs a metro system. hizo line za matatu jioni mpaka usiku ni ufala

[@user-my5ux2fx1p]

nah i think we need more spce kuachia gava tutaumia

[@paulkiokomwololo9052]

Manze I look at those queues and am like worathose..its debilitating and leaves the travellers tired after a long day

[@tonitodd1922]

With criminals in power who don't care about the country? It's just a dream although we are capable

[@stevenmutumbu2860]

​@@tonitodd1922I get you.

[@roadtripalabama1]

I am Just mesmerised by the work ethic of these matatus drivers. In such high paced adrenaline pumping chaotic rides. Surely needs a lot of Focus 5am- 10pm. Did I miss something? Much respect.

[@MoMo-qw5mp]

Wanabadilishana madereva na conductor

[@Kobe_254]

There has to be exchange and super sober drivers--- ehh hiyo investment huwezi pea danda-head

[@bahariawalk]

This car needs an onboard electricity generator 😂😂😂. It uses more electricity than a night club

[@Afrorack]

Every car has an electricity generator called an alternator

[@tonitodd1922]

LEDs use less power

[@SolomonOdhiambo-tk2su]

Mr Ayub I salute you,Indeed you are the Child of your motherland Kenya 🇰🇪 landing impregnable punches 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@wamboieverlynewanjiru240]

W🤩W! Those nganyas are lit and at night in the 🌃 I bet they are "MWAKI!"🔥. Kudos for this good coverage, not forgetting the driver and blogger too; well represented.👍

[@zackhisa955]

Wambie tena. But i dont support pervert graffiti only clean content should trend✔️✔️✅️

[@kamauu-si2bo]

Lenny , Moha, Sam na crew zote za ma3 big up💪🔥... And big shout out to Ntv and the amazing host for this. 😂😂😂Alafu Lenny hatujasahau 26th Charity event tunapatana na Browlout

[@satiakemei6278]

This guy can be a good pilot seriously

[@Safaricom_]

He is the driver, the engineer,the mechanic and security lazima allipwe vizuri Ben 10.

[@josiahabiya7885]

Pride of Nairobi, matatu culture❤

[@jkdjoseph]

I don't board matatus cz the ones applying thika road from kasarani are notorious and worst experience BUT THIS ONE IS AMAZING

[@Mumo_K]

Yeah Embakasi Nganyas are not notorious kasa siwezi panda, emba ni vip disciplined crew no loud music

[@robertmunyua1784]

So how dd u know it's amazing n u don't board ma3

[@ahmedkulowabdi821]

Wote

[@jkdjoseph]

@@robertmunyua1784 and who told you I didn't? You just woke up to be irrelevant

[@Mkabesa]

Hii sii mat, hii ni ndege🫡. Big up to the pilot bana huyo jamaa ni mhumble yet akona such a big responsibility 🤘🏽

[@raphaelnjoroge5910]

Sure very humble

[@thebarista2222]

A smart, well focused young man!! Keep grinding you'll own so many Matatus on road in future.

[@kitony]

That’s a rich culture

[@ENG.Kelvinffxgchfhg]

on another Level. Watching from Japan

[@momanyiderick]

uongo

[@JustusKiprotich]

Amaizing content ntv.

[@jnr.cecilmillera.2850]

if this car makes for the owner about 12k per day 6days a week this is 72,000 per week that is 288,000 per month assuming the car does not require anything, repair, no tire burst, no police, no cartel.....if all these factors are considered zero the car will take 3.5 years to bring back the money but if you put this all factors in paper plus more the car needs about 8 years and 3 months to save 10m

[@DERO481]

wash wash

[@anthonymaina2215]

I wouldn’t dare invest in such! Unless it’s wash wash, you are not making any money. No ROI…

[@ring-tone278]

Plus chances of being off the road for any number of reasons. The risks are too high. It is a senseless business.

[@kabuthakabutha9472]

​@@DERO481 why are you soo brutality honest 😂😂😂

[@victorber5506]

the daily fuel is 15-16k as per the drivers confession. their estimates are not factual. hawajuwi kitu wanasema kabisaaaaa....

[@user-zb8tn2yr9h]

They should start running ads kwa hizo tv zao for a fee

[@VINNATION-ei7uc]

kenya huaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan ........Hii mwaka lazima tubebe kikombe ....Matrixxxxxxxx🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@strangesoundsentertainment2223]

uko na jokes

[@user-ly2xp1oi9g]

tupatane awards mzee..

[@johnmararo1559]

Mbona ujasalimia kadere navile amekupa mkono? Turn off kubwa

[@infinitegraphix6449]

Walai tena ame mpararisha lakini Kadere ni mjanje hakuweka feelings juu anaelewa what's at stake, humble guy that 1. Big Up Ben 10 👊🏾

[@johnmararo1559]

@@infinitegraphix6449 kabisa ben ten ni champe

[@kevinngeny4009]

maana hadi pilot ameconfirm kama camera imempata😭😂😂😂😂

[@samuelkuni]

Would be nice if you would ask how they run the business, how they survive cartels, how they ensure security of this investment..Finally it would be nice if you would advertise the fundis you interviewed.

[@ashurakinyugo1168]

Hapa sasa

[@mwanakeinc.8514]

Walai

[@sheriakwaraia]

Matatu culture is a glorious monument to our ability to make lemonade from the most sour of lemons. Privatization of governmental services like transport, health and education is the hallmark of third-world nations. The rich then skip to their lou, avoiding the incompetence, inconvenience and often humiliation attached to public services. As we appreciate the culture, let's never forget it is born of an unforgivable betrayal. How else will we ever course correct?

[@kwaru1]

You could not have said it better

[@abrahammnjama7962]

Unique to Kenya.

[@mentuhotepii2641]

Of course it's unique to Kenya because it's very inefficient😂😂😂😂

[@chalidem]

Please explain why​@@mentuhotepii2641

[@abrahammnjama7962]

@@mentuhotepii2641 aaah well your name betrayed you 🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@leroytaylor9695]

THIS IS IN AFRICA, IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO SEE 👀!!!

[@Ronkiroo]

that time ulikataa kumsalimia was a just turn off, i stopped watching from there

[@RealityChoks]

Nani huyo hajasalimiwa?😅

[@fridahmaingi6025]

Kumbe umeona

[@yb_.hunch1]

​@@RealityChoks hujaona

[@kodj254]

Wachana na huyu idler 😂😅​@@RealityChoks

[@kodj254]

​@@RealityChoks kazi safi gathee... do a series if possible.

[@u-know-this]

Good host. You sound like Legrand Media. Nice interview

[@derricmuindi6269]

El-subrosa to the world ❤❤❤

[@SemiAnon]

6:21 Huyu Si Just A DRIVER. NI PILOT. 🔥👌

[@ring-tone278]

That Last Guy Moha' Knows His car. He can Make a Good Designer. Knows the Ins and Outs.

[@ojwangtobias5029]

nice content man my request is you try also zile basi kubwa kama honest na the likes of promise educate us man some of us this sector is our dream investment

[@simonmbote30]

It's all about job creation and 'love of the Game'. I salute the investor. This particular unit is feeding more than 50 families.

[@hillarywhyne4180]

Ask him the question we all wanna know...mix wanazitoa wapi?😂😂😂

[@dennismakau4668]

Our mixes are made specifically for manyanga

[@EdwardSamia]

Doba ama?. Kama ni doba zimejaa kwa mneti

[@kingmusaujr]

Kenya one🔥🔥🔥

[@bryankibet1587]

Camera man aliwaangusha sana,lakini camera man aliwaangusha

[@jamhuriwear]

Great reporting! Amazing culture!

[@simonwainaina7360]

A very complex kind of a business.

[@ben-odanga]

Nice work although we enjoyed doing artwork by hand in the 90's Ben Masticka

[@uzzitv5205]

Naeza suggest the Tvs behind the sits zikue na more options on what to watch?

[@josephmulavi8395]

24 min but worth it.The information is awesome

[@katewanjiru2999]

Everything is Dope except,,Dirty streets 😢😢😢😢

[@Dee_the_blessed1]

Wow, This is a Serious upgrade of the former Ben 10 route 33🎉🎉🎉❤

[@elijahkariuki6023]

if i had 10 million would i really invest ?....ni vile tu sina i would ❤...matrix iko lit💯

[@gizazebabz3901]

Tafta pesa, unalala Sasa unataka pesa ikutafte

[@WahabYussug-eu7cz]

@@gizazebabz3901😂😂😂😂

[@WahabYussug-eu7cz]

@@gizazebabz3901 He is drunk alcohol 😢

[@mustolourien5823]

At most this guys invest 2M, the rest ni loan. Na kama sio pimped it's way less.

[@KIM-xl6zs]

Have you ever done matatu business, if not usiwai entertain that thought in your head, tema hiyo mate kabisa boss and never ever think of that business but its prerogative and decision to make

[@mwangielmax606]

Hao wote ni wakora tupu,

[@eugenepanther0001]

Proud to see matatu culture growing... we run the best and most creative PSVS in the world 😂😂😂😂😂🤩

[@rubysailor9186]

More like most dangerous in the world.

[@nyangau8740]

​@@rubysailor9186 nothing like that

[@thekenyagossipclub]

Basically it takes 3 years to breakeven. Give it another 2 years to reap on profits of around 5M-6M. Not a bad investment if you looking at a ROI of 50% of 10M in 5 years of

[@KIM-xl6zs]

Inakaa hujawai fanya hii biashara

[@tonitodd1922]

It's way thougher than that that's why most owners lose their vehicles to credit companies

[@user-pf7fm2kg3e]

Embadooh Ile ya Lenny Ndo Kenya huan🎉

[@jeffkarteloh5015]

Tunaongoja game ya ps5 ya manyanga 🥵

[@Kobe_254]

I miss NAIROBI -- That's the city we want, real cartels are reinvesting in this matatu culture for real, am really passionate with this culture and these drivers look sober minded-- but second matatu tire 🛞🛞 front one seem worn out, need replaced!!! Otherwise --- kaende kaende, much love for NAIROBI ---- From SEATTLE, WASHINGTON -- 🗣️🗣️🗣️🐒

[@kimkyleklein]

Pride of Kenya ❤

[@paulmuindiwilliam2945]

Awesome introduction

[@alvin1185]

Amazing stuff 😎

[@kevinisako5791]

Am always on jogoo road but to be honest Ben 10 Kuna vile ako reckless kidogo

[@kingpin9151]

Hii town huwezi survive ukiwa myonge

[@lewisabunga8884]

Hii ni Nairobi.. usipokua reckless hauezi eka ugali kwa meza

[@JominoMboyz]

​@@lewisabunga8884usijali huyu ameingia Nairobi Jana jioni

[@stl6107]

10m itawai rudi when asipojituma hiyo design

[@simonplanner260]

10M I will invest in it's

[@victorosong132]

Dere smart

[@asiahassan5410]

U guys have my vote...hiyo mat ni ajab vry beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤

[@_epic_brad_]

The journalist should know the difference between a bus and a minibus/matatu. He's confusing the two.🤥

[@georgendiga]

In githurai nganya failed ordinary bus still working

[@josephkimani6001]

Githurai wateja wa nganya hakuna,nani ata invest 10m akabebe ma mbao mbao....

[@tariqqitar7779]

Wakikuyu ndio wamejaa and value money😅 Rather than luxury

[@jaygong]

Guy driving Kenya #1 but he's humble fr fr!

[@Sus_Entertainment]

Sisi wa 2nk Sacco hatuelewi😭😂

[@panic_seller]

Hizi pimped hazilipi ni money laundering😮

[@deniskarina6540]

Money laundering aje?na vile ziko mingi?

[@gizazebabz3901]

Wacha wivu

[@antonymorogo002]

explain more bro I'm curious

[@BensleyDRAKE]

Si we pia uingize yako ufanye iyo money laundering nayo?

[@derricmuindi6269]

Tafuta pesa msee Acha wivu😂😂😂

[@bingimwenyewe5416]

Kenya ❤one matrix

[@Sarakassy]

I was hoping to hear approximately how much they make per day…not what it costs to build.

[@maqalan8090]

Owners take home 8k to 14k per day depending on the age of the vehicle.

[@Sarakassy]

@@maqalan8090 that won’t make sense if he’s using 16k worth of fuel daily, plus including the driver’s pay, conductor and obviously, police! It’s either a laundering business, or it runs at a loss. I always think most matatu business is for washing dirty money.

[@user-uu7pc4gw3z]

Nice do more of this🔥🔥💯

[@themiddleastAr]

There’s no other industry where money is laundered than in the matatu sector,10m?

[@limumbavictor5740]

They changed kenya1 from opposite without my information

[@sanyoras]

Hapa kuna uwezekano hii pesa ni za corruption ama zle znaibiwa kwa serikali, no normal investor can risk such huge amount in a disorganised industry to make 10000 aday thea must be a money roundering here.

[@faithfultoyeshua4576]

I can risk. I guess am abnormal

[@donjaymioze5739]

What are u saying bwana, if u hv a financial background i wunt comment but if u do then calculate the R.O.I

[@sanyoras]

@@donjaymioze5739 10000000÷10000 = 1000 days= 33 months Expenses; Loan Engine service per month; Wheels; insurance Hongo And many more

[@josephobura9026]

People buy apartments at 13million only to make 100k a month🤷🏾‍♂️

[@donjaymioze5739]

@@josephobura9026 very difficult but even so in the short term if managed well the period if return of the seed capital will be quicker

[@AffectionateCabin-fp6qs]

The art of Kenya🇰🇪❤❤❤

[@charleskavithi]

Pride of embakasi 🙌🙌

[@user-to4xx3rj1m]

Very professional guy

[@bernardkanyumu2197]

This is madness , you cannot even make a phonecall in this cars. We need order and sanity in public transport

[@adrianmulwaa7285]

Kama hupendi nganya si upande za uniform

[@user-to4xx3rj1m]

But you have options UTImo Double M 😂 CITI HOPpa😂 Embasava 😂😂😂

[@badassocs8824]

Panda gari inalingana na miaka yako silly

[@jamesmugo4316]

Kwani nganya ni ofisi . Panda uber buana

[@doctrine_ridge_Ke]

gas costs 10-15 k per day and it makes 13-14k per day? ama ni profits?

[@diddiousdenali]

Nganya humake 20-25 a day 10k ni ya normal ma3

[@lindachebet7719]

This is how it works - Unaweka full tank jioni ndio uende kupark. Then you give the owner 14k. Inafaa dere na kange wajilipe pia. Many go home with around 3k - 5k on a daily basis. Nganya iko na doh sana. It's only that unapata madere na makange wengi ni ma- youngster. They don't have responsibilities thats why they end up spending kwa tei na madem.

[@petergitau1805]

​@@diddiousdenaliI disagree unless investers wanaibiwa basi..the guy on the wheels said how much?

[@markgeorge7426]

I was trying to do the math too, so profit is only 2k in a day. How much for the police?

[@RealityChoks]

13-14K is the amount given to the owner of the matatu/sacco daily.

[@brianjerry8188]

Proud of emba though sijawai panda lakini ❤❤

[@SpartaMemJymo]

Matrix❤... moto sana

[@prof_emeritus_phd602]

my day starts 5 a.m in the morning.....

[@mbotedenis4089]

Booked hadi August. Serious money

[@hamzahussein6364]

Shocked to hear it costs 10M na daily income 12k plus minus. While back in the days 2004 to 2009, Manyanga, including everything, was around 4.5M to 5.5M na fare wa 20bob only after all expenses, including Mkinyo! Ilikua ina weka 10k to 13k and the matatu was 29 seater..... eeh kazi ya ma3 imekufaa kwelii.....hakuna kazi hapa including jam and this pressure wacha ikae...thats why you will never see a Somali investing on Ma3.

[@swagboy4456]

You don't know what you're saying

[@chrismaingi9943]

Pride of Embakasi to the world.Matrix is lit...big up to captain Lenny sja Ben 10.

[@telvinmaina5323]

This is ours....our culture ❤🖤💚

[@johxansanti6873]

Lennieh the beast

[@user-to4xx3rj1m]

Kenyaaaaaaaaaa 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@morphartombasa3139]

Ben 10 ni driver humble sana

[@Stanleyomondi-jj7rs]

Msisahau Tom And Jerry bana pride of no. 8

[@alienapks]

I love the one with bobiwine🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 our next president

[@EDGEHILLBBKE]

My favorite means of transport

[@kiuk_kiks]

17-hour workdays is insane. He must be impotent because of seating on those hot driver’s seats all day.

[@nimrodchokwe711]

Why do Kenyans act like this with these matatu's? No wonder the BRT system cannot be implemented!

[@Ben-K324]

I need to know how this makes business sense?

[@mburulucky9580]

10 m put in bonds and MMF hustle without stress marking life portfolio 💼

[@binbenmartin3425]

Unainvest 10M alafu anaona pumbavu Fulani kwa street wamepanda kuruka kuruka na kuchezea juu yake ..wueeeh

[@Ochookenneth]

Hatari ..... Dere is more advanced

[@francismungai9234]

Heshimu manyanga

[@lawrencemaweu]

Enyewe maisha ni ngumu hii Kenya. Everything has a technical level if you expect to see any benefits. These are the technicalities of matatus.

[@erickochieng2597]

Big up kadere kumbe ndomiukutana naigati kilakona kumbe huepa jam 😮

[@sammy_rae]

3 to 4 yrs is long considering the risk involved in it being on the road daily...

[@user-jx7xw9ty1i]

Geoffrey from mombasa I mis matatu za Nairobi sana

[@shawnmunene7742]

Most of them get gigs from companies.....

[@jenniferlonzi4574]

This is a Pilot wow. What a cockpit

[@Bloodline_ke]

E.m.b.a 33 utat limbi

[@Cheezychangu-tr7vz]

'Kijana mdogo anaendesha gari kubwa'😂😂