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A National Youth service bus in traffic along Racecourse road where Githurai residents board their passenger buses. The youth buses are offering cheap fare during peak hours which is a move by the government to tame the rogue industry that hikes fare unnecessary and to also curb shortage. 23/3/2018 George Njunge /standard
Is the government’s move to introduce subsidised buses undercutting matatu owners? This is the claim put forward by Matatu Owners Association (MOA) last week when the State rolled out the new service through the National Youth Service (NYS).
The buses ply key routes across the city and have capped charges at between Sh20 and Sh50 for off-peak and peak hours respectively. MOA Chairman Simon Kimutai now claims this will muscle out struggling matatu operators.
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