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New consumer protection law puts dodgy traders on notice

By Moses Michira

Users of public transport will stop guessing how much fare they pay back home at the end of their working day. This follows the enactment of a new law yesterday that seeks to protect consumers from unfair practices. For long, there has been no law guiding providers of public transport on the applicable rates depending on conditions such as weather and ease of traffic.

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