SEVERAL passengers including students were yesterday stranded in Homa Bay town after public service vehicles hiked fares. A survey by the Star revealed that most buses have tripled the normal fare to various towns as the ban on night travel continues to affect the public transport sector. Previously, bus fare from Homa Bay town to Nairobi costs between Sh650 and Sh850 depending on the bus company but now costs between Sh1,800 and Sh2,000. Bus fare from Homa Bay to Mombasa which normally costs Sh1,700 now costs Sh5,000. Homa Bay town to Kisumu city now cost Sh500.
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