Motorists in Kisii have promised to reduce the fare prices and obey the direction from the Chairperson for Matatu Owners Association Chairman Simon Kimutai.
According to Kisii matatu Sacco team Chairperson Eric Obara, they have already directed motorists to reduce the fares with immediate effect, since it is now clear that the fuel is reducing time by time.
“It is only prudent for any type of business to be sensitive to customer demands, and due to the continuous drop in fuel prices, we are now obliged to pass the benefit to passengers we did not do it immediately because in the past, the prices of fuel kept fluctuating. We have studied the current trends and do not see a big rise in the prices of fuel any time soon,” said Obara.
The Commuters in Kisii will finally benefit from fuel prices reduction after Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators, in a rare move, lowered matatu fares.
Since August last year, the cost of fuel has been on a free fall in the country as a result of the falling prices of crude oil.
This comes barely a week after the Matatu Owners Association (MOA) directed Saccos to slash their fares, so that commuters can fully feel the effect of the drop in prices of commodities brought about by the global tumble in fuel prices.