This archive report was first published on 15 July 2019.
Nairobi taxi drivers will go on strike on Monday, July 15, 2019, to protest unfair pricing by dominant app companies, including Uber and Taxify.
The drivers claim that the companies have refused to negotiate in good faith regarding changes made without proper consultations.
According to Mr. John Kimani, president of the Digital Taxi Forum, the strike will continue until an agreement is reached that is acceptable to all parties.
"We have no other recourse than to begin our indefinite strike from July 15. We will be picketing and holding peaceful demonstrations daily until our concerns are addressed," Mr. Kimani said.
The drivers are aggrieved that the dominant companies have been engaging in price wars, leading to all-time low fares that have reduced their earnings to an unsustainable level.
Despite a Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2018, the drivers claim that the companies have not honoured the deal, giving excuses for not implementing the agreed pricing structure.
