Nairobi, Sept. 4 -- Easy Coach has reduced fares on some of its western Kenya routes by up to Sh2000 as demand for upcountry travel drops in the wake of Covid-19 economic hardships.
The bus firm has reduced fares on 22 of 35 routes including Kisumu, Kakamega, Siaya, Bungoma and Busia to retain and attract more travellers amid low travel to western Kenya.
The reduction comes less than two months after bus companies including Mololine, ENA Coach and Easy Coach raised fares to protect their margins after the State asked the operators to leave some seats empty in line with social distance rules.
"The number of passengers travelling up-country at the moment have slightly gone down due the hard economic situation posed by Covid-19 pandemic," E...