A feminist reimagining of Kenya’s public transport | Naomi Mwaura

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Kenya's minibuses — known as "matatus" — offer a convenient, affordable and colorful way for people to get around. But they also pose safety risks and accessibility issues for many of their passengers, especially women. Bringing a feminist perspective, activist and TED Fellow Naomi Mwaura calls for a revolution in public transportation by making routes transparent, protecting passengers from harassment and paving a career path for women in the industry.

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31 Comments on A feminist reimagining of Kenya’s public transport | Naomi Mwaura

    • @Derty Grows-it you most likely just base your opinion on feminism “feminist wrecked” videos on youtube lol. News flash: unless a woman has severe internal misogyny, she’s probably a feminist. A feminist is someone who believes women should be equal to men, and that’s pretty much most women in the world tbh

  1. The reason most people give up is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come.

  2. I misread the title of the video and read “Kenya” as “Kanye” and had a very different idea of what this was about

  3. This can be inspiring for other problematic sides of the society. Annihilation of an unpleasant system may not work for all time, rather worsen people’s life. Instead, have a positive impact on people’s traditional behaviour so that they can lead to changes gradually.

  4. Because if ur saying harrassment than I assume these professional women or r they jus sum vagabond chik wearing skimpy clothes) sooo yea I would say women need 2 respect the natural way of life n stop thinking every1 is harassing u

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