Mt Kenya matatus announce 20pc fare increase

Boda boda operators fuel their bikes. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Commuters using public service vehicles in the Mt Kenya region will from September 1 pay 20 per cent more for bus fare to cover additional cost of fuel as petroleum products start attracting 16 per cent value added tax (VAT).

The Mt Kenya Matatu Owners Association chairman, Rufus Kariuki, announced Thursday that the fare rise will be effected on buses and matatus operating in all the counties in the region.

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