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Fuel hike affects back to school plans as transport costs increase

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A student boards a matatu to travel back to School at Accra road in Nairobi on July 27, 2021. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

With schools resuming their academic programmes after half term, parents have to dig deeper into their pockets due to a hike in fare across most routes.

Following an upward review of fuel prices by Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epre) on Friday, commuters have to pay more as players in the public transport adjusted fare to sustain their operations.

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