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Kisumu's transport crisis: Police lock matatus out of bus park

A view of Kisii Bus station taken some minutes to 7pm. [Sammy Omingo/Standard]

Kisumu city's transport sector crisis deepened yesterday after authorities closed the main bus terminus and the new bus park that had been opened to decongest the town.

Yesterday, police blocked vehicles from accessing the new bus park, which has been at the centre of controversy after rival gangs clashed over its control and blocked the county government from managing it.

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