Matatu operators have complained about plans by Nairobi Metropolitan Services to relocate public service vehicles away from the city centre.
They said the decongestion plan is hurried and NMS' decision to go ahead without consultation with them will be 'an epic failure'.
They said the Mohammed Badi-led team decided to go 'the military way' and did not involve genuine stakeholders.
On Tuesday, NMS conducted a three-hour test run of dropping off at Green Park Terminus that drew mixed reactions among commuters and matatu owners.
NMS said it was largely successful as all vehicles on a particular schedule could be accommodated at one time. It said adjustments would be made.
Many commuters and matatu crews were confused.
Matatu Owners Association chairman Simon Kimutai on Friday said the decongestion plan had not been well-thought and the test run proved it.
He condemned NMS for only consulting "cartels" pretending to be stakeholders, ignoring the genuine stakeholders in the transport industry who understand the traffic issues in Nairobi.
“I predicted failure from the beginning because that is what happens when you fail to bring on board genuine stakeholders,” Kimutai added.
The MOA chairman said having only seven termini to cater for more than 20,000 matatus in the Nairobi city centre is "a joke" as they would require holding grounds as they wait for commuters.
“NMS should go back to the drawing board and consider involving stakeholders for proper planning If they want their plan to be a success,” Kimutai said.
