Huge losses for matatus plying into and out of zoned areas

Ena Coach and Transline buses parked along Kisii Kiligoris highway on 27/3/2021. Most saccos operating to locked counties have parked their vehicles. (Sammy Omingo, Standard)

Matatu operators plying the Kisii-Nairobi and Kisii-Nakuru routes have started to feel the pinch of the lockdown announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta last week on Friday.

Transport companies such as Guardian which owns a fleet of buses and vans plying Kisii-Nairobi, Kisumu-Nairobi and Mombasa-Nairobi routes are counting losses due to the travel ban in five counties to curb the spread of coronavirus.