Porn In Kenyan Matatus?

Is it just me, or has the third season of Heroes gone overboard with the violent scenes? The series is giving me nightmares, I must confess. I do not give myself migraines trying to decipher the plot. The writers are just as confused as I am, I think. Characters long dead come back to life, good guys become bad, the main villain might become the hero that saves the world…so I just enjoy each episode without wondering where it all leads.

Speaking of increased violence, it’s not in just in Heroes. Many PG rated programs should be rated 18 or something. And what is it with nudity? It seems every movie has to have some nude scene even if it does not tie into the plot. It’s hard to find a movie we can watch as a family.

Who predicted that very soon our Matatus will start playing porn? Well, the other day as we were talking, a friend mentioned how her dad was told to get out of the matatu, the conductor telling him that the it(the matatu) was only for young people. We are talking about those pimped up rides that charge you more so they can burst your eardrums with lots of crunk in the name of music.

The matatus then started playing the video versions that are x-rated. Usually, some musicians release two versions of the same song, or two videos of the same song. One is for the general audience (which you still can’t watch with your parents) and another is for…well…the others. At times like those, you don’t even look at your fellow passengers or you decide to listen to your own music.

Back to my friend, she continued to tell us about this matatus that ply the Eastleigh route. Apparently, some of them play porn, not the x-rated versions of videos, but the real thing. And not just anyone enters them. People make out on the way, so if you plan to enter these matatus, you have to be with someone.

Has the world gone crazy or what? Oh wait, the world went crazy a long time ago.

39 Responses

  1. I have seen the second versions of many music videos but I have never seen them played in a matatu. I have never seen a matatu play porn too. The ‘worst’ I have ever experienced is one that played those raunchy Mike Rua’s tracks and it was very late into the night and the passengers sang along (they were all drank)

    If the story of Eastleigh is true, we are going too far. Very sad indeed. Such matters have their right place

    • Lucky me, I can’t understand Kikuyu…so Mike Rua’s lyrics float by my ears.

      I have been in a mat that played “I wanna phuck you”..that popular song by Akon and Snoop. Then I saw a video with some chick baring her all…

      From then onwards, I try to avoid those loud mats. I don’t mind travelling in silence.

  2. Even cartoons have not been left behind. These characters who for a long time have been deemed safe for children to watch often use the F word and a lot of violence and sometimes gun fighting.

  3. The world is crazier than you think. Sex has moved outta bedroom in the the sitting room, airwaves, transport system, name it. Nudity is now an accepted lifestyle. I’ve boarded mats which play music but the clip shown is porn. The clientele is the young wit elderly ones denied entry.

  4. That is definitely taking it too far, porn should not be offered for public consumption. btw isn’t porn illegal in Kenya?

    It might be, but with an overworked police force who’d rather shoot at protesters, who is going to enfore the law?

    • We have collectively lost our marbles.

      Only deliberate individual change will save us.

      • i don’t know what i can say about that cozy i used to be a good boy but porn change or my mind and thought cozy everytime i see a gal i just of having sex with her and leave and i don’t know why cozy i’ve try to change but i can’t. is like i don’t have a heart cozy i don’t think of the heart but just sex cozy now my mind is thinking about having two at the same i don’t why cozy everywhere i go everyone is doing it and girls have became bad just like us so what do we do? we become more bad

  5. Even cartoons have sexual innuendo in them….watch closely!

    I am shocked at the level the matatus have come to nowadays. A huge culture shock for me when I decide to land.

    Cartoons nowadays are definitely not for kids. Unless it’s Tom and Jerry.

  6. Time to move to Eastleigh :)

    The level of desensitization is our society is worrying. I worry for those people planning to be parents.

    It’s definitely worrying being a parent in this age…

  7. Now this is taking it a bit far. However, if warnings are given in advance about the content that is going to be shown, those who get into such souped or pimped or whatever they call them mats are also kinda to blame.

    Anyone who gets into the pimped up mats probably knows what to expect.

  8. Excuse me, what does the word ‘porn’ mean?

    Porn as in pornography? According to me, sex on TV. It’s something that you would not want to watch with your children!

    • Looking up the word ’sex’ now. I already know what a TV is.

      We can reduce this debate to a war of words Rafiki, but I still think sex should be private. What did the dictionary say?

  9. I’m with pink… time to move to Eastleigh… not. But like Our Kid said, at least they warn you before you get in.

    My pal’s father was told, “toka Mzee, toka.” They have their crowd..not everyone gets in.

    • note to self:.. “never board a pimped matatu playing loud music with your folks”

      if you have to enter one, be alone and open minded.

  10. I see KEnyans have not been left behind when it has come to the sexualization of things.
    I remember it all began with the sale of those Ugandan and Tz soft porn mags and went downhill from there.
    I also hear that Kenyan strip clubs are off the chain!!!!!

    Kenyans have their own porn industry in River road..I’ll blog about it someday soon. As for the strip clubs, they are in full swing but am yet to check out any! Not my taste, really.

  11. Garissa lodge here I come!! hehe….

    But seriously, this porn thing has gone waaaay overboard. In campo it’s even worse…just look out for funny sounding folders being shared on J-net and you’ll be suprised.

    I’ll write about it. Guys in jkuat are obsessed with porn, why lie. I can’t sit down to watch a clip.

  12. Sex sells but I heard the porn industry was seeking bail out coz they too are facing credit crunch. That of course can only be in US and back to the local scene, i got tired of pimped up rides matatus coz they have crazy drivers and conductors. In some places they don’t even reach the final destination more so during rush hours. And now they showing xrated music videos? Kenyans gone wild i would say , recently i i saw a shocking sex video made by JKUAT students going round in the internet . Call it moral decay of high order!

    Porn is being churned out in our campuses, KU were the first to release, now JKUAT..I don’t know who else but I think we may be going overboard.

  13. At least, there seems to be a species that has remained rational and kinda ‘righteous’….
    probably, thats our hope.

    It will all boil down to each individual, I think, making their own decisions.

  14. Porn in “PUBLIC’ service vehicles is all wrong and should not be allowed by any sane person. If it should be there it should only be in private confines

    I agree

  15. Which are these matatus?! I’ll get my traffic policeman boyfriend to do something about it! They can have the dvd’s back after we’ve watched them…

    Matatus that ply the Eastleigh route..am yet to do the actual investigation, care to joine me?

  16. quite funny in a sad way cz th moral decadence has way surpassed our capacity…….

    Things are out of control, I agree.

  17. I believe we are at the end of time, and I’m not saying it to sound funny or anything but just try and think of the next coming generation. Our minds got poisoned long ago and no human being can save him/herself. If cartoons are having innuendo already, then it’ll affect the way little kids think and maybe even affect their hormonal system. Porn doesn’t have to be on tv alone, girls in my estate walk around in hot pants at night. Girls walk with their boobs exposed everywhere all in the name of fashion [porn doesn't have to be the act, just a little nudity is enough to get those hormones churning]. All these factors, I believe, are slowly taking our sanity away and a time shall come when people (that’s us) will be totally out of their minds, and strangers will do it by the roadsides. That’s not a joke, it’s reality.

  18. haibambi

  19. it not that bad some people make a living out of it and as long as the campuserians are all over 18 whats tha beef

  20. sex is real an we should stop pretending about it. I’m addicted to ti

  21. sex is part of life. if it wasn’t for sex we couldn’t be born. hence porn is part of life too, infact we need to introduce porn sports in the olympics

  22. I stumbled upon yo blog by sheer luck and i gotta say u’ve done a fantastic job.Now about the porn in Ma3s,well,any,video can have a 2nd version..u just need an audio track of the music and a ‘lifted off’ video from any seen from movies or anywhere else and u ‘merge/overdub’ them 2getha with software and u are good 2 go or even cheaply u go to torrent sites and they are plenty of custom made videos for you.
    The question who due we blame?coz as Kenyans we so good at it..esp pointing fingers to the highest authority.
    By the way,if they allowed over 18 ma3s and allowed them 2 play such stuff and u have to prove ya over 18 to board one,i don’t mind!!
    The Point here is to protect the vulnerable group and that is where we failed!!

  23. I don’t think it’s astonishing to see mats playing porn this days, It’s everywhere and everybody seems to like it. I can’t see anything wrong in it.

  24. I have seen many X-rated activity in those Matatus in my time. Call me guilty if you like but couldn’t help it myself. One time I was grinding this lady my hard-on was about to burst. Lo and behold she turned to me and gave it a nice massage from the to top of my pants. Another time I placed my pelvis onto this huge ass. The lady knew what was happening so gave me a nice lean over so that I can rub her box underneath. One other time I actually took the lady out of the bus and took her str8 to my little room in Eastleigh. Miss those times dummit.
    In Tokyo/’Japan they have female only train cars during rush hourse due the above specific problem. Its the women’s fault.

  25. ave lived in eastleigh all ma live am astonished to hear that porn is shown in some matatus plying this route i ave heard of route 44 showin porn but eastleigh which route exactly since there is No.9 6 and 4 pliz can the person whosaw it be more specific.

  26. However you guys are missing the fact that you have the option to not ride that mat. If its someones else thing, and they are an adult i dont see the beef…..

  27. tis so sad of wats hapenin to our generation.its upon us to bring about relevant change n save our society. congratulations comrade.

  28. I dont c anythng with porn. So long as u take it positively. After all couples see each other naked in bed.

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