Bus firms hit rocky road as Covid restrictions bite
Wednesday July 28 2021
By ANTHONY KITIMO
Summary
The night travel ban, restrictions to carry half capacity to allow social distance, and stiff competition from the SGR have driven many bus companies offroad.
According to Inter County Bus Owners Association chairperson Abubakari Twalib, more than half of the 41 registered bus companies under his lobby have suspended their operations.
The restrictions imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19 since March last year have adversely affected passenger bus industry, forcing a majority to ground vehicles while others are shifting to nearby countries.
The night travel ban, restrictions to carry half capacity to allow social distance, and stiff competition from the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) have driven many bus companies offroad.