Hargeysa, Somaliland, April 14, 2012 (SL Times) – The cost of riding a bus in Hargeysa rose from 1,500 Somaliland Shilling to 2000 Somaliland Shillings. The steep and sudden uptick in prices has resulted in several conflicts between passengers and bus drivers which in some cases led to police intervention and bus drivers being arrested.
Bus drivers attribute the dramatic rise in bus fares to the jump in fuel prices.
In a matter of few days the price of Petrol (gas) rose from 52,000 Somaliland Shillings per 10 liters to more than 70,000 SL Shillings per liter in Somaliland’s capital, Hargeysa.
The increase in bus fares was started by bus drivers in the Ida'ada (broadcast) area.



 

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