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In Kenya, Safaricom’s Little Cab App Goes Head to Head with Uber
- iamjeff 10y agoJust goes to show that there is a large and emerging market that Uber has yet to corner [1]. Interestingly, this thread [2] mirrors my experience with and view of local taxis in Nairobi/Kenya [3, 4, 5]. [1] It’s Already Over And Uber Has Won [https://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/its-already-over-and-uber-has-won?utm_term=.nxMwqXRP1#.hfXxLzO2Z https://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/its-already-over-and-...] [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12199721 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12199721 [3] The race for Nairobi’s taxi market [http://savannah.vc/2014/03/26/the-race-for-nairobis-taxi-market/http://savannah.vc/2014/03/26/the-race-for-nairobis-taxi-market/ http://savannah.vc/2014/03/26/the-race-for-nairobis-taxi-mar...] [4] Uber Battles Locals for Future of African Taxis [http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-battles-locals-for-future-of-african-taxis-1431992939 http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-battles-locals-for-future-o...] [5] Nairobi’s taxi hailing startups: too much of a good thing [http://disrupt-africa.com/2015/06/nairobis-taxi-hailing-startups-too-much-of-a-good-thing/ http://disrupt-africa.com/2015/06/nairobis-taxi-hailing-star...]