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It's not yet time for PSVs to go back to normal

Bus conductor collects fare from passengers in Kawangware-bound City Shuttle bus on Monday, the day PSVs were allowed by the government to resume full capacity carriage with strict adherence to Covid-19 containment measures.[Denish Ochieng,Standard]

After an obviously difficult year, public service vehicle (PSV) owners have something to smile about. The government has allowed PSVs to carry passengers at full capacity again. This is good for business as the reduction by almost a half of the number of passengers a vehicle can carry has hit matatu and bus owners' bottom lines.

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