Matatu owners have asked NTSA to reconsider the night travel ban that was imposed on PSVs in the wake of rampant accidents last December.
MOA chairman Simon Kimutai further asked the government to review the bans imposed on vehicles involved in road accidents as a way of curbing road carnage.
He said on Wednesday that the move has proved to be incompetent as it has not solved cases road accidents since it was adopted by NTSA.
The government restricted PSVs to operate between 6 am and 7 pm after the death of 36 people in a road accident at Migaa on December 31, 2017.
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"Most accidents involved commercial vehicles. The Ministry of Transport and NTSA should come up with a better solution other than banning night travel," he said.
He said the travel restrictions have seen the matatu industry incur huge losses.
"They shouldn't have banned night travel just because of incidents reported in a span of one month," Kimutai told The Star on phone.
He said there have been cases of accidents even before the same escalated in December.
"The matatu sector earns from the movement of people. We need the ban lifted since Kenyans work during the day and travel during the night for various businesses."
"What are these people who move expected to do and it is from their businesses that they make a living?" Kimutai asked adding that people now are shifting from using PSVs to private vehicles.
He said some of these are not roadworthy hence increases the risks as some passengers have no option but to take an urgent trip to attend to their businesses.
National Transport and Safety Authority's 2017 report on road safety showed that private vehicles top the list of accident cases.
"From the report by NTSA, it clearly shows that PSVs are better on the roads than private vehicles," Kimutai added.
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