| dc.description.abstract | Public transportation is an essential service and
is a very necessary input in the development process of
a nation. For a third world capital city like Nairobi,
public transport in the role it plays because majority
of the population do not own private automobiles.
Unfortunately, Public transportation is facing various
problems resulting in the inefficiency of the system
and deterioration of the services.
The main causes of urban public transport problems
in Nairobi include: inadequacy and lack of proper
maintenance of the transport infrastructural
facilities; concentration of a lot of economic
activities, employment, and other activities within the
central area and Industrial area of the city resulting
in volumes of people and goods movements that become
difficult to accommodate efficiently; inadequate supply
of public transport services to meet the high ad
increasing demand; low efficiency in traffic management
and operations of the modes of public transport.
The main focus of this thesis is on the management
and operations of K.B.S. However, it first presents a
background by giving an overview of the public
transport system in Nairobi in an attempt to examine
the public transport user problems. The study then
climaxes by examining the problems of management and
operations of K.B.S. In doing so, the study considers
a number of aspects of the Company's Management and
operations of public transport. These aspects are
discussed before surmarising the problems revealed by
the study.
In order to appreciate the discussions and
analyses in this study, a number of aspects and
characteristics of the study area have also been
covered. Coverage of the study area (in the thesis)
forms a fitting background for the study.
In an attempt to offer solutions to the public
transport problems of management and operations of
K.B.S. in particular, a number of policy
recommendations are spelt out. The recommendations are
based on the findings and conclusions from the study
and their policy implications.
In conclusion, the study stresses that to solve
public transport problems of the city, cooperation and
coordinated effort is required, not only among those in
the Government and those who manage and operate public
transport services, but also from the public. In fact,
even the implementation of the proposed policy
recommendations needs a lot of cooperation and
involvement of every body (in the community) in one
way or another, although the weights of roles they play
may vary. This is, therefore, a road to an effective
and efficient public transport system for the city of
Nairobi. | en_US |
