Interior ministry seeks to end taxi wars
What you need to know:
Dr Kibicho chaired a meeting of all stakeholders in the taxi business to resolve the dispute which was brought about by the entry of Uber online taxi platform.
The city is currently in the process of deliberating the Nairobi County Taxi Cabs Bill (2015).
- Stalemate came to light after WhatsApp messages, allegedly sent by taxi operators who were plotting how to get rid of their Uber rivals, were leaked.
The Interior ministry will draft laws to govern online taxi operation in a bid to end the stalemate between operators.
Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho formed a committee, that will be chaired by Competition Authority director-general Wang’ombe Kariuki, to deliberate on issues raised in a meeting he held Monday.
The committee is expected to, in two weeks, present a report that will be incorporated in the draft laws to end the bitter rivalry between Uber and taxi operators.
RESOLVE DISPUTE
Dr Kibicho chaired a meeting of all stakeholders in the taxi business to resolve the dispute which was brought about by the entry of Uber online taxi platform.
“Let me make it very clear that any person engaged in acts of lawlessness will be dealt with sternly in accordance with the law. We have an established mechanism of resolving disputes, and lawlessness is not one of them,” he said.
The city is currently in the process of deliberating the Nairobi County Taxi Cabs Bill (2015).
The team formed by the PS comprises the National Transport and Safety Authority, Nairobi county government representatives, Kenya Investments Authority, Kenya Private Sector Alliance and representatives of registered taxi business organizations.
The stalemate came to light after WhatsApp messages, allegedly sent by taxi operators who were plotting how to get rid of their Uber rivals, were leaked.
Earlier, several Uber taxi operators had been attacked and injured under unclear circumstances in Nairobi.
