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Kenya: Uber car burned in tensions with traditional taxis Kenya: Uber car burned in tension with traditional taxis
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NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenya police official says a second Uber taxi has been burned as tensions rise between the fast growing ride-hailing service and conventional taxis. NAIROBI, Kenya — A second Uber taxi was burned as tensions rise between the fast growing ride-hailing service and conventional taxis, a Kenya police official said Wednesday
Nairobi Police chief Japheth Koome said Wednesday that a man hired the Uber taxi to the outskirts of the capital and led the driver to a dark alley. A man hired the Uber taxi to take him to the outskirts of the capital but led the driver to dark alley, Nairobi Police chief Japheth Koome said.
Koome said the driver told police he saw four men approach the car and managed to escape from the men who were trying to restrain him. Koome said the car was completely burned. The driver told police he saw four men approach the car and managed to escape when they tried to restrain him, Koome said. The car was completely burned, he said.
“We are determined to end this madness where people are maliciously attacking and damaging other people’s property,” said Koome.
In late February an Uber car was burned by unknown assailants. Taxi operators last month asked the government to stop the operations of Uber, which has become popular because of its cheaper fares.In late February an Uber car was burned by unknown assailants. Taxi operators last month asked the government to stop the operations of Uber, which has become popular because of its cheaper fares.
The incidents occurred even as the Kenyan government’s interior ministry and director of competition are mediating the trade conflict between the rival groups, he said.
Traditional taxi drivers say they’re suffering unfair competition from Uber, which has faced legal challenges around Europe. Uber argues the Kenya’s taxi sector needs to catch up with the times.
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