Wadau, hii mambo imeanza kuchemka vibaya sana. Baada ya Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) kushusha bei ya mafuta, kila mtu alidhani nauli za matatu zingepungua kidogo. Lakini wapi.
Matatu operators chini ya Matatu Owners Association (MOA) wameamua kushikilia ile 25% hike kama ndio “new normal.” Wanasema fuel kushuka ni good news, lakini bado gharama zingine kama spare parts, maintenance na daily expenses ziko juu sana.
MOA chairman, Albert Karakacha, amesema hawata rush kushusha fares. Ati wanahitaji consultations na pia mazingira ya biashara bado ni tough. Kwa lugha rahisi: “Hatuteremshi nauli saa hii.”
Lakini kwa ground vitu ni tofauti. Commuters wa Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu na Nakuru wanalia mfuko inaumia kila siku. Wengine wanasema hii ni exploitation tu, wengine wanaelewa lakini bado wanajiuliza: “Mbona kupandisha ni instant lakini kushusha ni process?”
Sasa swali kubwa kwa jamii:
Hii ni biashara legit ama ni matatu operators wanatake advantage ya situation?
Matatu operators chini ya Matatu Owners Association (MOA) wameamua kushikilia ile 25% hike kama ndio “new normal.” Wanasema fuel kushuka ni good news, lakini bado gharama zingine kama spare parts, maintenance na daily expenses ziko juu sana.
MOA chairman, Albert Karakacha, amesema hawata rush kushusha fares. Ati wanahitaji consultations na pia mazingira ya biashara bado ni tough. Kwa lugha rahisi: “Hatuteremshi nauli saa hii.”
Lakini kwa ground vitu ni tofauti. Commuters wa Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu na Nakuru wanalia mfuko inaumia kila siku. Wengine wanasema hii ni exploitation tu, wengine wanaelewa lakini bado wanajiuliza: “Mbona kupandisha ni instant lakini kushusha ni process?”
Sasa swali kubwa kwa jamii:
Hii ni biashara legit ama ni matatu operators wanatake advantage ya situation?