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Matatu owners count Sh700 mn revenue loss since polls

Matatu Welfare Association national chairman Dickson Mbugua (centre) with vice chair John Katimbwa (left) and national treasurer Lucy Wacuka (right) as they called for an end to the political impasse and return to normalcy on August 14, 2017. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

By  HUDHEIFA ADEN

Matatu owners say they have lost income running into hundreds of millions after the elections conducted last week due to slow business as Kenyans feared venturing out of their homes.

Speaking to journalists in Nairobi on Monday, the Matatu Welfare Association says the public transport sector has lost about Sh700 million since Wednesday last week.

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