The Modern Coast bus company has announced that their operations on international routes will go on as usual despite a suspension by the government.
The company through their Facebook page announced that services will remain operational on the Nairobi-Kampala, Nairobi Kigali and Nairobi Bujumbura routes.
However, operations on the Mombasa-upcountry, Nairobi-Malindi and Nairobi-upcountry routes will remain closed until further notice.
“Customers who had booked advance tickets on the affected route shall be booked to travel with another bus company to their respective destinations, same date and same time,” the management said.
The company announced that all their offices across the country shall remain open for parcel and cross border bookings.
“We greatly regret the impact of this unexpected action on your day’s plans as we urge you to kindly stay close to all our communication channels for subsequent updates,” they said.
Roads and Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen on Friday suspended Modern Coast operating license over safety concerns.
The CS directed NTSA to suspend all operations of the bus company with immediate effect as investigations into the Wednesday accident in Kisii continues.
Murkomen further directed that all passengers who had booked with the company be facilitated to allow for safe and seamless travel to their destinations.
The suspension comes after a bus belonging to the company was involved in a road accident on Wednesday.
Murkomen in a statement on Friday said the suspension was arrived at after a report from NTSA on the same.
“This raises concerns about the state of operations and safety levels at the bus company coming just months after the River Nithi accident that occurred on 24th July 2022, leaving 36 people dead and many others injured,” the CS said.
The CS noted that the July accident led to the suspension of the license of the bus company for three months.
