Mt. Kenya is among the regions that will have to dig deeper into their pockets in order to travel after matatu owners increased bus fares by 30 per cent.
Following President William Ruto’s orders in uplifting fuel subsidy, matatu owners announced an increase in transport immediately after wrapping up their meeting held at Thika town, Central Kenya.
For instance, commuters using buses from Thika Town to Nairobi will now pay between Ksh 80 and Ksh 100 up from Ksh 50.
Those using small public service vehicles will pay Ksh 30 more after their fare was increased from Ksh 100 to Ksh 130.
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Following the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) announcement, the hike in fuel prices will be effective from September 15 goes upward to October 14.
Regarding the orders on the fuel price increase, the price of Super Petrol increased by Ksh 20 to a record high of Ksh 179.30 per litre while diesel increased by Ksh 25 to Ksh 165.
Kerosene on the other hand increased by Ksh 20 to KSh 147.94 in Nairobi, a development that is likely to affect other sectors and the price of basic commodities.
The decision has led to mixed reactions by fuel owners as they claimed to be too costly to withstand.
In the meantime, the Mount Kenya Matatu Owners Association, led by Chairman Micah Kariuki, asked passengers to bear with them as they had no alternative and would have fallen into losses if they hadn’t increased fares.
