on March 4, 2007
The buses are the easiest and cheapest way to get around. You need to waive at them as they don’t stop for Tourists because they think a huge 4 x 4 vehicle from the UN or similar organisation is about to pick you up. The first 2 passed me right by! Then I waived and they stopped. Fares are 1000 Shillings (16 USA cents). They all run to the Bus Station in the Central Market. You will get people surprised to see you. They don’t get many tourists here. They are helpful and friendly when you jump aboard.
In all the rows except the back you have folding seats that make the aisle when not full and fold down to fill the buss as full as possible. It’s all very organised. Your bus speed is determined by the conductor, not the driver. They stop everywhere, not just the ‘sub-stations’ when they are trying to get a full load. When it’s full, it takes off at great speed and the door is closed. When they are trying to fill up the conductor spends a lot of time outside shouting to get passengers. The slowest I ever rode had a guy knocking on the walls and doors of houses looking for another passenger. He found some and off we went. This is a fun and relatively quick way to get around.
Be careful! Some are left hand drive vehicles and you have to enter on the road.
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