Parents and guardians have raised concerns over the sudden hike in fare charges as schools reopen across the country for the third term.
Various matatu terminuses and supermarkets in Nairobi were crowded as parents and students thronged there to travel to school and for a last-minute rush shopping respectively.
Matatu operators have been accused of doubling fare charges as a result of the high demand for their services.
From Nairobi to Nyeri, for example, passengers were charged Sh.70o, up from Sh.350. Those travelling to the Western part of Kenya say they were being charged Sh.500 extra.
Schools are set to reopen this week with all eyes focusing on the KCPE and KCSE examinations set to commence in March.
The term is scheduled to run for nine weeks until March 4, with no midterm break.
According to the Ministry of Education calendar, another KCSE and KCPE examination will be held towards the end of this year.
The arrangement seeks to recover the lost time occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic that led to the closure of schools.
The normal school calendar is scheduled to resume normalcy in January 2023.
The revised academic calendar released in 2019 spells that the 2021 KCPE exams be written between March 7 and March 10, while KCSE will be conducted between March 11 to April 1.
