No Entry for Upcountry Buses into City Centre!

Public transport vehicles plying up-country routes will be barred from the Central Business District (CBD) in yet another city decongestion plan.

Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has given a committee headed by County Transport Executive Mohamed Abdullahi 30 days to come up with a relocation plan for bus termini located within the CBD.

“We will need to sit with all of them
(upcountry operators) within the 30 days to come up with a viable relocation plan,” Mr Abdullahi said.

The buses will have to relocate to alternative sites outside the city with Mr Abdullahi saying that within the period they will be looking at potential termination points.

The plan to bar upcountry PSVs from entering the CBD was introduced in 2009 by the City Hall but flopped after it was strongly resisted by the operators.

There are three main roads through which upcountry traffic gets to the CBD—Waiyaki Way, Mombasa Road and Thika Road— meaning that the county government will have to come up with at least three major termini.

Source: Nairobi News

Bus Companies Linked to Al-Shabaab Stripped of Insurance Cover.

Insurance for four bus companies associated with entities suspected of
funding terrorism has been terminated. The Companies include G-Coach, E-Coach, City to City Bus Company and Sabrin Buses.

This follows the government’s naming on Wednesday of 86 entities, including individuals, accused of aiding terror attacks in Kenya. The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) said the conduct of insurance business is subject to anti-money laundering and counter terrorism laws.

Insurance companies were ordered to terminate covers for the 86 individuals and institutions cited for facilitating terror attacks. “Your attention is drawn to ... Regulation 11(3) of Prevention of Terrorism (Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Suppression of Terrorism) Regulations 2013, which requires reporting institutions to take appropriate action by amongst others, freezing until further notice, the property or funds of designated persons,” said IRA chief executive Sammy Makove.

The government ordered the 86 entities to cease business until investigations are conducted and they are cleared of abetting or facilitating terrorism.

“For bus companies, this means that they cease to operate as they cannot be on the road without valid insurance covers,” said the regulator. This exposes the transport firms to the risks they had taken cover
for.

Source: Nation Media

Four Bus Companies Among Companies Associated With Al Shabaab

Following the government directive to freeze the Accounts and Assets of 85 Companies and Individuals associated with Al shabaab, Four Bus Companies mainly operating in the North Eastern Region of Kenya have been mentioned.

The Bus Companies whose Assets and Accounts have been freezed and gazetted as Associates of the Al Shaabab include:
1. Sabrin Bus Services Ltd.
2. G-Coach
3. E-Coach Company Ltd.
4. City to City Services Ltd