Bus firms increase fares on high diesel and wage bills

Easy Coach limited managing director Azym Dossa. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

Long-distance bus operator Easy Coach has increased its fares on the back of the rising cost of fuel, affecting new minimum wages and cess charged by counties.

The company is now charging Sh1,700 for a one-way ticket from Nairobi to Kitale, up from Sh1,450 and Sh1,800 to Sh2,000 to Kisumu from Sh1,400 previously.

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