A Modern bus operating on the Nairobi-Mombasa route. The night travel ban has affected the transport sector in the country. [Photo/Courtesy]
Public Service operators hiked fares on Monday after the National Transport and Safety Authority banned night traveling on our roads.
The ban was occasioned by the many road accidents that have occurred during this festive season, claiming lives of more than 330 people in less than a month.
Buses traveling to Western Kenya were among those that hiked fares, as they struggled to cope with the reality of the ban.
Many passengers who had planned to travel to different areas across the country at night were left stranded in many places after the ban came into effect.
Matatu owners association has condemned the ban, saying there should be other measures to help curb the high number of road accidents.
According to the Matatu Owners Association chairman Simon Kimutai, there should be more engagement on how to solve the matter.
He added that there should be engaged on the specific time when long-distance public service vehicles need to be banned from the roads.
“I agree that most accidents occur due to fatigue but there needs to be engagement on time when such vehicles need to be stopped from ferrying passengers,” he said in a statement.