The name is a Swahili colloquialism,[41] and were it convenient,[citation needed] passengers could even pay for their journeys via cell phone.[52] Most people believe the name is Matatu is Swahili because it's used all over the country, but its real origin is from the Kikuyu dialect. Although most of the older history in Kenya is not written, many of the people born in the 1940s and 50s vividly tell the story of how they used to pay thirty cents to any destination when the share taxis were introduced.