• In Mombasa, about 20 bus companies have been grounded since the directive took effect last Wednesday.
• Mwinyi said the government should lift the restriction of movement directive.
Long-distance bus drivers and their conductors are feeling the heat of the effects of Covid-19, with most being rendered jobless.
This is after the government restricted movement in and out of four hotspot counties - Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale and Nairobi - for 21 days in a bid to curb the spread of the virus.
In Mombasa, about 20 bus companies have been grounded since the directive took effect last Wednesday.
Dreamline Bus conductor Hemedi Mwinyi said on Tuesday that he is the sole breadwinner and does not know how he will feed his family because he is now jobless.
Mwinyi has seven children and a wife who look up to him.
“I wish I could get another job but it is impossible because almost all sectors have been affected by the pandemic,” he told the Star on the phone.
Mwinyi said the government should lift the directive of sealing the counties so that the transport sector can continue thriving.
“There should be strict directives for passengers to put on masks and every bus should have sanitisers. Our bosses should come forward and provide gloves and masks,” he said.
Edited by A.N