"No Mercy, No Remorse.: Personal Experience Narratives about Public Passenger Transportation in Nairobi, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMungai, Mbugua wa
dc.contributor.authorSamper, David A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-16T10:51:22Z
dc.date.available2022-03-16T10:51:22Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionA Research Article in the Africa Today , Spring, 2006en_US
dc.description.abstractPersonal experience narratives about riding on Kenya's public passenger vehicles, commonly called matatu, form part of Nairobi residents' everyday conversations. These first-person, single-episodic narratives describe experiences of verbal and physical abuse, theft, hijacking, and violence, and women use them to describe sexual harassment and rape. Personal experience narratives help Nairobi's commuters cope with traumatic events and deal with the anger and frustration associated with riding in matatu, and they function as an informal information system. They provide strategies for dealing with the problems and personal risks associated with matatu, and articulate a powerful commentary on life in a large, African metropolis.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWa Mungai, M., & Samper, D. A. (2006). " No mercy, no remorse": personal experience narratives about public passenger transportation in Nairobi, Kenya. Africa Today, 51-81.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23208
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIndiana University Pressen_US
dc.subjectNo Mercyen_US
dc.subjectNo Remorseen_US
dc.subjectPersonal Experience Narrativesen_US
dc.subjectPublic Passenger Transportationen_US
dc.subjectNairobien_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.title"No Mercy, No Remorse.: Personal Experience Narratives about Public Passenger Transportation in Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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