In Kenya, Safaricom’s Little Cab App Goes Head to Head with Uber

Just 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-...]

[2] 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-mar...]

[4] Uber Battles Locals for Future of African Taxis [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-star...]