Nairobi, 6 Mar - (ANA) - Public transport has been paralysed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as taxi operators protest against higher parking fees in the city. Many people were forced to walk to work after roads were barricaded. The fees have been introduced by Nairobi governor Evans Kidero to ease congestion. Private minibus taxis, known as matatus, are the main mode of transport in Nairobi. Matatu Owners Association representative Michael Kariuki said higher parking fees would knock them out of business. City authorities had nearly doubled the fee for a 14-seater minibus to 5,000 Kenyan shillings ($58; £35), while increases for larger taxis were even higher, Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper quotes Mr Kariuki as saying. Police cleared some of the roads, blocked by the protesters, later in the morning, Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper reports. (ANA)

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