Matatus 🚐
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Cabaye CAptain1
Elder Lister
Si it will still consume the same costly fuel.
Fuel has increased by 19%. But the matatus have increased fare by 30% per passenger.
bigDog
Elder Lister
I thought KBS is also raising fares like everyone else.
By what percentage? Should school buses also raise transport by 30% per child?
bigDog
Elder Lister
To justify a hike, you would need to know the cost of operating a business. I'm not sure whether the matatu industry had adjusted fares in response to the past rise in fuel cost. A rise in fuel costs has increased the overall cost of doing business (bribes, spares, labour, credit etc).
Schools operate using different rules. They don't treat buses as profit centers. Some of them even subsidize their buses.
Cortedivoire
Elder Lister
Na wait maoni ya super metro
I support increase of taxes on beer to over 80% tax. Parking in Nairobi City should be increased to atleast 2k per day to increase city revenue. Also taxes on petrol should be increased too to cover for a reduced price for diesel
Correct.
I also support taxing on churches, and implimenting the law on noise pollution fully.
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
Increase you say , waongeze tuone .
Introvert
Elder Lister
Zima iyo kitu inavuta
shocks
Elder Lister
Kuna period hapo katikati they shouldered the rise. Route yangu the fares to town haven't changed, ni ile bei ya 2019, 80 peak, hamsini off peak. Uki bargain ata 30 wanachukua off peak.
They need to increase parking rates in the city centre for personal vehicles...that is the only way to decongest and regulate it
Ata kwetu thika road they have not increased
shocks
Elder Lister
I agree, but for every stick, there needs to be a carrot. There is no two ways about letting unregulated private sector players run public transport in the city
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
Ile competition iko kwa matatu business can't allow them to hike na pesa mingi . Who would have thought Eastleigh Sacco would have a route from CBD to Thika or Super Metro CBD - Juja Farm .
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
Ingia Tom Mboya the entry to CBD from Globe and tell us ni gari gani zina block free flow .
bigDog
Elder Lister
There is a limit to taxes that can be levied without making counterfeiting too attractive. Higher taxes will make it more profitable for tax evaders. More tax evasion encourages KRA and other authorities to hire more people and deploy more funds towards compliance. When formal alcohol is too expensive, walevi wataanza kunyua Kalovo, Murats na other untaxed local brews.
A healthy thriving alcohol is good for the economy. Uliza the Japanese:
Japan launches a contest to urge young people to drink more alcohol
Governments are watching lucrative alcohol tax revenues dry up, as people drink less. In Japan, a plan to counter that trend is running into controversy.
www.npr.org