Passengers stranded at Easy Coach bus stage in Bungoma County after the ban on night travels. [Photo/Ebru Tv]

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Public transport vehicle owners are urging the government to lift the ban on night travels.

The ban was imposed by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) following a series of road accidents that killed at least 300 people during the festive season.

The National Road Safety Association and a section of long distance PSV operators now say implementation of the ban was a rash decision that will have a lasting negative effect on the economy.

The public transport companies are lamenting that the night travel ban is hurting the economy.

The Road Safety Association of Kenya Chairman David Kiarie argues that the increased cases of accidents on Kenyan roads are a result of laxity on enforcement of traffic rules.

Long distance truck drivers through their association also say withdrawing the NTSA inspectors from the road is not the solution curbing road carnage.

NTSA Director General Francis Meja said all travel must be scheduled to take place between 6 am and 7 pm.

The Director-General also said that they are doing everything possible to address the upsurge of fatal crashes across the country.