Residents in Nairobi woke up on Monday to a transport crisis as many public service vehicle owners made good their threat to keep off the roads to protest the government’s enforcement of the ‘Michuki rules.’
By 4.30am, the few vehicles available in Nairobi routes had doubled fares as hundreds of commuters chose to walk to their destinations due to the matatu shortage.
A Nation spot check on Jogoo-Outer Ring Road revealed that fares had gone up to as much as Sh200 from Pipeline to the Central Business District (CBD) as commuters in Donholm parted with Sh100 more than the usual Sh30-Sh50 fares.
There are fears the fares could go even higher with times.
“I’ve walked from Embakasi where the fare was Sh200. I’ve found that it’s Sh100 at Donholm and I’ll continue to walk until I get a place where they will charge at least Sh80 to town,” Ms Josephine Mueni said.
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