| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this paper was to investigate the strategies used to implement traffic
regulations within the public transport sector in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The
study focused majorly on NTSA, Matatu Sacco Officials, PSV Drivers and
Passengers as the most appropriate strategic areas that the government uses to
implement the traffic regulations in the transport sector. The study analyzed the
response rate of NTSA Officers, Matatu Sacco officials, PSV drivers, passengers and
pedestrians with regard to transport regulations. The study employed a descriptive
research design and the target population was drawn from the stakeholders within
public transport sector in Nairobi City County. In addition, the study adopted
stratified random sampling where the population of interest was divided into three
strata depending on the area of service. This study used primary data, before
processing the responses and completed questionnaires were edited for completeness
and consistency.
A content analysis and descriptive analysis was employed. The content analysis was
used to analyse the respondents’ views about the extent to which Matatu Sacco
officials, PSV Drivers and passengers influence transport sector. The data was coded
to enable the responses to be grouped into various categories. Descriptive statistics
such as means and standard deviation were used to help in data analysis. Tables and
other graphical presentations as appropriate were used to present the data collected for
ease of understanding and analysis. Further, correlation and regression analysis was
conducted to study the relationship between NTSA Officers, Matatu Sacco officials,
PSV Drivers and passengers and implementation of traffic regulations.
The study established that NTSA Officers, Matatu Sacco officials, PSV Drivers and
passengers are the major strategies that the government has employed in
implementing road traffic regulations within Nairobi City County and the study
further established that NTSA Officers, Matatu Sacco officials, PSV Drivers and
passengers positively influences implementation of road traffic regulations in Nairobi
City County. The study offered recommendations of which if implemented by the
relevant Government agencies would bring normalcy and regulate the runaway public
transport services within Nairobi County | en_US |
