{
  "id": 11760105,
  "title": "KNBS reveals why Kenya bus fares fell 20% despite expensive fuel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/knbs-reveals-why-kenya-bus-fares-fell-20-despite-expensive-fuel",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-03T19:30:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/knbs-reveals-why-kenya-bus-fares-fell-20-despite-expensive-fuel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The average Isiolo-Nairobi bus and matatu fare fell by Ksh300 in September, dropping from Ksh1,500 in August to Ksh1,200, even as petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged above Ksh200 per litre, according to the latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The 20 per cent monthly drop is one of the most […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Kenya’s cooking-fuel squeeze is getting worse even as electricity gets cheaper – KNBS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/kenyas-cooking-fuel-squeeze-is-getting-worse-even-as-electricity-gets",
        "published": "2026-10-03T19:41:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}