Kenya bus operators welcome SGR fare rise set for April

[John Ashworth]

Bus operators welcome SGR fare rise set for April

The plan by the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) to withdraw the standard gauge rail (SGR) promotional fares in the next two months has been welcomed by owners and managers of bus companies operating between Nairobi and Mombasa as competition shifts to quality of service.

On Friday, Kenya Railways managing director Atanas Maina said the fares would be adjusted to Sh1,200 from Sh700 after approval by the Transport Ministry, coming to level with bus charges.

The Sh3,000 fare for first-class passengers on the train which has been operational since last June will, however, remain the same in the new fare regime.

The buses had earlier decried the rock bottom SGR fares, which they saw as a threat to their businesses...

[John Ashworth]

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