Kenya proposes VAT on Netflix, Uber, online businesses

By Kepha Muiruri,

Subscription based media including news magazines, streaming of television shows, music and podcasts will now be the subject of value added tax (VAT)....

National Treasury , Value Added Tax (Digital Marketplace Supply) Regulations 2020

The making of Okal; life and times in Algeria amid Covid-19 pandemic

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

SPECIAL REPORT Ernest Mkalla The thrill of an athlete lies in the ability to exercise and play the game they so dearly love. Whether on the pitch...

Algeria , Ariel Okal , basketball , lockdown , US Setif

‘Public transport cartels’? Little Shuttle shutdown raises questions

By Duncan Mutwiri,

The Little shuttle service will no longer be operational from Tuesday, a directive that has raised criticism from several quarters. A press stateme...

Little Cab , little shuttle

Digital taxi operators to begin strike today

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Taxi drivers are set to down their tools from Monday, July 15 paralyzing the majority of digital-based cab hailing services in protest of collapse of ...

Taxify , uber

Frustrated digital taxi operators issue new strike notice

By Kepha Muiruri,

Taxi drivers are set to down their tools on Monday, paralyzing the majority of digital-based cab hailing services to protest the collapse of the Memor...

Bolt , Digital Taxi Forum , Little App ride , uber

Australian taxi drivers sue Uber over ‘illegal operations’

By Reuters,

A law firm has filed a class action against Uber Technologies Inc on behalf of thousands of taxi and chartered drivers in Australia, accusing the worl...

Little Cab premiers first e-shuttle in Nairobi

By Faizal Ahmed,

Imagine booking your seat online for a city commuter route bus. Leaving South B to Westlands in a public service vehicle without going through the ...

Taxify aims for 10-fold Africa growth, to overtake Uber in Europe

By Reuters,

Taxify, a European-based rival to Uber and the leading app-based taxi-hailing platform in Africa, expects to grow its African business ten-fold over t...

africa , Markus Villig , Taxify , uber

Electric cars gaining traction in Kenya

By Faizal Ahmed,

Ekorent Africa, the firm behind electric taxi service Nopia Ride that is shaping conversation in Nairobi, now says it is targeting a fleet of 150 cars...

Ekorent Africa , electric , Nopia Ride , taxi service

Taxi hailing drivers protest poor rates

By Dennis Otieno,

Taxi drivers working for hailing companies have once again downed their tools protesting poor pay from various services. Drivers drawn from Little,...

base fare , Competition Authority , David Muteru , Digital Taxi Association , Little , protest , taxi , transport , uber , unfair pricing

Taxi hailing firm Little sells 10pc stake at Ksh.302m

By Reuters,

Kenyan taxi-hailing firm, Little, which has a partnership with telecoms operator Safaricom , has sold just under 10 percent of its shares to an unname...

App , Craft Silicon , Kamal Budhabhatti , Little , Safaricom , taxi hailing , Taxify , transport , uber

Uber rolls out food delivery service

By Citizen,

Taxi hailing firm Uber has ventured into the foods’ delivery business as the company seeks to build on its presence in the Kenyan Market. Dubbed ...

Amal Devani , Egypt , food delivery service , M-pesa , Nairobi , south africa , uber , Uber Eats

Taxify ventures into bodaboda hailing

By Kepha Muiruri,

Taxify has introduced a new motorbike hailing service in Kenya, making it the first ride sharing firm to venture into the country’s ever growing bod...

base fare , bodaboda , cab , Chisom Anoke , hailing service , motorcycle , NTSA , order , Taxify , transport , uganda

Uber bullish on Africa despite opposition from local taxi firms

By Reuters,

Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. is growing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa and considering moves into more markets, despite sometimes violen...

challenges , Drivers , Justin Spratt , resistance , taxi , transport , uber

Uber signs deal to insure app users

By Citizen,

Taxi hailing firm Uber has rolled out an insurance policy cover for its riders to foot medical expenses in the event of an accident. The deal comes...

accident cover , First Assurance , George Alande , INSURANCE , Loic Amado , medical insurance , public service vehicle , Real-Time ID , security , taxi hailing , transport , uber

Taxi-hailing apps drivers strike over low rates

By Sophie Kinoti,

Drivers using mobile taxi hailing applications have downed their tools and switched off their taxi applications demanding better pay arrangements with...

Mara Moja , Mondo Ride , taxi apps drivers , Taxify , Teketeke , uber

Uber to end services in Denmark after less than three years

By Reuters,

Ride-hailing group Uber Technologieswill withdraw services in Denmark next month due to a taxi law that sets out new requirements for drivers such as ...

Uber yields to pressure, hikes fare prices

By Citizen,

After months of protracted battles with its drivers, taxi hailing firm Uber has finally agreed to adjust its fares upwards. This even as the govern...

business , charge per kilometre , Drivers , fare , hike prices , Inflation , international business , investment , Ministry of Transport , revenue share , rising cost of living , standoff , taxi business , Taxi hailing firm , transport , uber

Competition Authority investigating Uber for predatory tactics

By Citizen,

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has begun investigations on whether the move by taxi hailing firm Uber to lower prices breached competition l...

cabs , CAK , Competition Authority of Kenya , Kagure Wamuyu , kenya , Little , lure customers , Maina Kamanda , Mondo Ride , parliamentary committee on transport , Pewin Cabs , predatory tactics , pricing , taxi , Taxify , uber , under cutting the market , Wang'ombe Kariuki

Uber office remains closed, as drivers’ protest turns hostile

By Citizen,

Taxi hailing service Uber was on Thursday forced to temporarily shut its Nairobi office as a planned protest turned ugly earlier today. Reports ind...

business , charge per kilometre , disruption , Drivers , Irungu Nyakera , price cut , protest , radical changes , revenue share , revenue share structure , taxi hailing app , transport , uber , Uber Kenya staff stayed away from the office , work