This essentially breathed life into the business of ferrying people into and out of Nairobi, the country’s capital city and commercial hub. Public transport is one of the sectors that have taken a beating due to the stringent social distancing rules, with matatus also being prohibited from carrying passengers at their maximum capacity. However, the Head of State, while dissuading people from non-essential travel outside of Nairobi, also warned public transport vehicles against flouting the social distance rules. In March last year, Kenya Railways Corporation earned Sh175.7 million from passengers that used the SGR between Nairobi and Mombasa, as well as from Nairobi to Suswa. In April, SGR earned Sh5.9 billion by transporting passengers compared to Sh123.2 billion in the same month last year.

Source: Standard Digital July 07, 2020 06:11 UTC