National Youth Service / Nyayo Bus Service
fleet

Fleet details are obtained from observations and are by nature incomplete. Some additional information was gleaned form newspaper articles, though these were also contradictory. Any additional information is welcome! A more detailed list may be requested from info@bus-africa.com . The series-descriptions accessible through the thumbnails on the right of this page follows the fleet listings below.

National Youth Service buses
Registrations noted Nr seen Fleet nbrs Chassis Body Built Observations
GK372X to GK380X
10
 - DAF FA2100 BOVA Benelux 1980 six were used to inaugurate the Nairobi bus services in October 1986
GK487X to GK489X
4
 - DAF FA2100 BOVA 1981 never used on public transport services
GKH795 to GKH796
2
 - DAF TB2105 Labh Sing Harnam Sing 1986 coaches, only used on Nairobi city service for a short while in 1986/1987
GKH814
1
 - Leyland Clydesdale CD45 Harnam Sing Bansal 1986 for Nairobi city services, not really a city bus and probably not to NBS
GKH813, 815 tot 817
4
 - Leyland Clydesdale CD45 Choda Fabricators 1986 for Nairobi city services
GKH844, 5, 7, 8
4
 - Leyland Clydesdale CD45 ?Suleman? 1986 for Nairobi city services
GKL016......L039
8
 - DAF TB2105 Choda Fabricators 1987 for Nairobi city services
GKL079...089, 185
6
 - Isuzu Labh Sing Harnam Sing 1987 for Nairobi city services
GKL186, 188
2
 - Isuzu Choda Enterprises 1987 for Nairobi city services
GKL175,6,9,187,192
5
 - DAF TB2105 Choda Fabricators 1987 for Nairobi city services
GKM691
1
 - IVECO-FIAT 135 IVECO 1988 for Nairobi city services, immediately reregistred KYF993 or 4 for NBS
GKR061
1
 - DAF TB2105 ?Harnam Sing Bansal 199? never used on public transport services


Nyayo Bus Service buses, from 1988
Registrations noted Nr seen Fleet nbrs Chassis Body Built Observations
ex NYS buses
KZG078
4
 - Leyland Clydesdale CD45 Choda Fabricators 1986 ex NYS series GKH813, 815 to 817, all presumed reregistred
-
8
 - Leyland Clydesdale CD45 Choda Fabricators 1986 ex NYS series GKH844, 845, 847, 848, all presumed reregistred
KZG035, 039, 059, 068
6
 - DAF TB2105 Choda Fabricators 1987 ex NYS series GKL016...L039, all presumed reregistred
KZG062, 079
2
 - Isuzu Labh Sing Harnam Sing 1987 ex NYS series GKL079...089, 185, all presumed reregistred
-
5
 - Isuzu Choda Enterprises 1987 ex NYS series GKL186, 188, all presumed reregistred
KZG060, 90
1
 - DAF TB2105 Choda Fabricators 1987 ex NYS series GKL175,6,9,187,192, all presumed reregistred
new buses
KYF993,994, KZG011..088
40
 3000 series IVECO-FIAT 135 IVECO 1988 first two entred service with GK-registrations, imported
KZG144......187
50
 3000-series IVECO-FIAT 135 Ikarus 259.64 1988 imported
KZG889, 890
2
 1000-series DAF TB2105 Jonckheere Pacific 1989 imported
KZG, KZX, KAA, KAB-series
10
 1000-series DAF TB2105 Choda Fabricators 1989-1990 .
KZG, KZX, KAA, KAB-series
9
 1000-series DAF TB2105 Labh Sing Harnam Sing 1989-1990 .
KAB and KAC series
10
 V-series =>
2000-series		 Volvo B7F Choda Fabricators 1990-1991 .
KAB and KAC series
6
 V-series =>
2000-series		 Volvo B7F Labh Sing Harnam Sing 1990-1991 .
KAB and KAC series
4
 V-series =>
2000-series		 Volvo B7F Harnam Sing Bansal 1990-1991 .
KAC893G
3
 IC-001, 3 Volvo B7F Labh Sing Harnam Sing 1991 .