To adhere to the social distancing directive, the 14-seater matatus were directed to carry eight passengers, those with a 25-seater capacity to reduce to 15 passengers while those above a 30-seater capacity were directed to maintain a capacity of 60 per cent per trip.
The matatus are also to ensure passengers wash their hands and are sanitized before boarding any vehicle.
They are also to ensure the PSVs are fumigated after every trip.
Since Monday this week when the directives were effected, many passengers were left stranded at bus stops, a situation that has seen the majority part with extra cash to board.
For instance within Nairobi, a route that cost Sh50 has been doubled to Sh100 while some that cost Sh80 have been hiked to Sh120.
After public outcry, President Uhuru Kenyatta in his address to the nation on Wednesday said his government had put targeted interventions in place to try cushion those affected.
Among the interventions was a two per cent reduction of the Value Added Tax –VAT from the current 16 per cent to 14 per cent.
But this Kimutai said was nothing compared to the losses already incurred.
“Where is that applicable in public transport? Is it on fuel or what? Two shillings per litre would make an average of Sh100, distribute to 200 passengers and you wouldn’t even have the denomination,” he said.
“The best approach to this situation would have been to remove fuel levy and any other tax on fuel”.
