With the irritating city roads, road jams, hiked bus fares and noisy matatus, the city dwellers will soon be relived if a proposal by Hon. Babu Owino sees light of the day.
The proposal to have constant bus fares throughout the day and night by Embakasi East MP saw his fans hungry for its immediate implementation.
Some reactions on tweeter are as below.
Capping fares, like the bank interest rates scenario. My suggestion, circular with routes and fares which should be reviewed periodically.
— Mokoro Sr. (@MokoroJames) March 7, 2019
The public service transport should be managed well, exploitation in peak hours by psv.
— steve mutua (@stevemmutua) March 7, 2019
Heko!! Mheshimiwa. Mwananchi should not be exorted by any chance.#thismankiragu
— Kiragu Muriithi (@deryl_job) March 8, 2019
Check what Rwanda is doing to make public transport more efficient and affordable for the common mwananchi. https://t.co/LhK4s4sIy7
— Vincent Mbogo (@olembogo) March 8, 2019
Great initiative can the same be regularized into a policy?
— Muyove Felix (@Muyove) March 8, 2019
Excatly futhermore the cost of fuel has been lowered why not the fare…the late Michuki rules have long gone been forgotten sambazas and overloading is now the normal turn …why not the fare??
— @elinjasi (@elinjasi56) March 8, 2019
This is nonsense bro. Matatus are private business entities and will charge as they please. Advocate for public transport owned and operated by the government. It's 2019,you can't fool us with cheap and populist rhetoric anymore.
— RasAmani (@RasAmani) March 7, 2019
Seriously BO u cant even articulate the favt of what is happening in the transport industry.Its simple the matatu industry is a mafia industry with extortionist tendencies- its not abt the transport industry its the entire economy subjugated by the cartels-u dont a degree fr that
— Tats Boom (@TatsBoom) March 7, 2019
I think this the best proposal to cab the extortion being done by the psv in the name that they are bribing police so they also raise fare prices, poor wananchi suffering.
— georgie ojunga (@george_ojunga) March 7, 2019
waliongeza bei bei juu ya tax…tax ikashuka..bei ya mafuta ikashuka….na wao bei haijapunguzwa….pure extortion!I support the move kiongozi
— lawrencejnr (@VybezAkademix) March 7, 2019
How I wish that your proposal come to pass
— Fred Omondi (@Omosh_Afune) March 7, 2019
The Matatu sector is operated by cartels who are timing for any simple chance to capitalize to make catch by hiking fares Matatu owners have no control over the industry cartels do
— Samuel N Orutwa (@orutwasam) March 7, 2019
Mheshimiwa especially Rongai route exploitation at peak
— Edwins Mboga🇰🇪 (@emjmboga) March 7, 2019
CS Macharia should listen to this and spearhead it faster than being in the front line calling Jkia workers as criminals..
— juja'sfinest (@willymasazu) March 7, 2019