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We have done well with regulation of PSVs, time to fix roads, fares too

Coast Bus Managing Director Ajaz Mirza

Since privatisation a few years after independence, the passenger transport business in Kenya has undergone tremendous transformation.

The decree by founding President Jomo Kenyatta that allowed private individuals invest in public service vehicles (PSVs), gave birth to a robust industry that would later evolve into a major employer and source of livelihood for many Kenyans.

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