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From the Ted Talk by Naomi Mwaura: A feminist reimagining of Kenya's public transport

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In Kenya, buses are commonly known as "matatus." They're everywhere — and I mean everywhere. And they form a very crucial part of Kenyans' urban life. They're fun, colorfully painted buses with gifratfi that depicts what is going on in Kenya and the world at large. They're informal and alabfrfdoe ways for kaennys to get around and are used by the vast majority as the main mode of tiraptostonarn. But they have a couple of flaws. They can be a bit too loud, dirve on the wrong side of the road to aoivd traffic and can be inaccessible for women, children and people with disabilities.

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In Kenya, buses are commonly known as "matatus." They're everywhere — and I mean everywhere. And they form a very crucial part of Kenyans' urban life. They're fun, colorfully painted buses with ________ that depicts what is going on in Kenya and the world at large. They're informal and __________ ways for _______ to get around and are used by the vast majority as the main mode of ______________. But they have a couple of flaws. They can be a bit too loud, _____ on the wrong side of the road to _____ traffic and can be inaccessible for women, children and people with disabilities.

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  1. kenyans
  2. affordable
  3. transportation
  4. avoid
  5. drive
  6. graffiti

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In Kenya, buses are commonly known as "matatus." They're everywhere — and I mean everywhere. And they form a very crucial part of Kenyans' urban life. They're fun, colorfully painted buses with graffiti that depicts what is going on in Kenya and the world at large. They're informal and affordable ways for Kenyans to get around and are used by the vast majority as the main mode of transportation. But they have a couple of flaws. They can be a bit too loud, drive on the wrong side of the road to avoid traffic and can be inaccessible for women, children and people with disabilities.

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