Isuzu East Africa have kicked off the plans to run the traffic reduction bus system dubbed bus rapid transit system (BRT by unveiling two high capacity buses.
According to Isuzu EA managing director Rita Kavashe, the buses with a carrying capacity of about 100 passengers have a spacious design for both standing and sitting passengers. Also the buses can do 60KPH
“Kenya has the capacity to manufacture these BRT buses for our cities and this should be encouraged since it will create jobs as well as enable operators easily access credit finance to fund acquisition of the buses,” she said.
Matatu Owners Association led by their chairman Simon Kimutai have supported the move to decongestanting the city noting that the system should be pegged on providing safe and quick transport to discourage use of private vehicles which have been largely blamed on increasing traffic jams.
“We support BRT as it includes all public service vehicles (PSVs) and must start off with segregating lanes for all PSV where private vehicle owners are barred. That will discourage private vehicle owners from using their costly vehicles leaving them at home in favour of the cheap BRT vehicles that we are ready to invest in,” he said.
The buses will use special dedicated pink lanes on Thika Road
