A large number of Kenyans travelling upcountry for Christmas and New Year are not sure of their return to the city, booking trends show. Unlike other years where travellers have been booking return tickets or reserving space on projected return travel dates, only a handful are opting for the same, a spot check on major transporters by the Star revealed. Mash East Africa, which has operations in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, with a fleet of more than 60 buses, has also recorded huge numbers travelling upcountry from the coastal city, with near-zero bookings for return in the short-term. “People are going but it seems most of them have no return plans as per our booking trends. On normal days, we actually stop people from early bookings for return trips because of high demand,” Evans Otieno, a Migori-based booking agent, told the Star.

Source: The Star December 27, 2020 18:22 UTC