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Kenya: Transport Ministry Clears Resumption of Night Inter-County Operations

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Nairobi — The Ministry of Transport has announced the resumption of inter-county transport operations in a move to support the recovery of the transportation sector in the country.

The announcement on Friday night came as a relief to transport operators who had borne the brunt of strict coronavirus containment measures imposed by the government since its outbreak in the country in March 2020.

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said in a statement that the sector had suffered a huge financial loss during the pandemic period, but noted that the move to ban night travel had played a key role in minimizing the spread of the virus.

“Following the lifting of the dusk to dawn curfew that has been in effect from 27th March 2020 by the President in his speech during Mashujaa Day Celebrations on 20th October, 2021, I take this opportunity to inform all the transport service providers and commuters that night transport operations are now allowed in line with the President’s directive,” he said.

Macharia thanked the Ministry of Health for guiding the transport sector and lauded the members of the public for complying with the transport sector guidelines.

The Transport CS however said the government shall continue to encourage the compliance of various applicable COVID-19 guidelines such as maintaining physical distance, mandatory use of face masks, hand washing and rapid health screening to keep the virus at bay.

Macharia further said that in a bid to increase the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among transport operators, his ministry launched a nation-wide vaccination campaign on October 7 targeting vehicle, taxi and bodaboda operators within the transport industry.