Easy Coach bus station in Nairobi. It is one of the long-distance PSVs. [Photo|Travel Plugged]
Easy Coach company, has found fault in the National Transport Service Authority’s (NTSA) lifting of the night travel ban on Friday. According to the company’s Chief Executive officer, (CEO) Azym Dossa, only Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) that have completely adhered to the set regulations should be allowed to benefit from the decision.
The Easy Coach management has backed the Matatu Owners Association and other PSVs stakeholders in finger pointing to the authority for formulating regulations without a credible consultative framework. According to Easy Coach CEO, Azym Dossa, NTSA should bring all public transport players on board.
“As the country strives to eradicate the recent road carnage menace. It is very important for all of us to come together and address the vexed issued because we all suffer in the wake of an accident, we all get affected. Therefore, the NTSA should engage stakeholders while formulating policies,” complained the Easy Coach CEO.
Speaking to the members of the press on Friday evening in Nairobi, the transport sector is looking to get back on its feet after more than a fortnight huge loss incurred in the sector
” We were not able to sell any new tickets, so our revenue since the ban was declared has gone down. This has a big effect on our income considering that we do not increase fares to take advantage of the rush like many other PSV operators do,” he said.
About three weeks ago the NTSA had banned all long-distance PSVs from traveling at night as a result of a streak of road accidents that were experienced during the month of December last year claiming close to 300 lives.