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Jack Ma (centre) in his recent visit to Kenya. With him is ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru (right) and University of Nairobi VC Peter Mbithi (left). Photo: Willis Awandu, Standard
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will make his first investment in Kenya through taxi firm, Didi Chuxing, in a partnership with Taxify.
Didi, partly owned by Jack Ma’s Alibaba company, will invest in Taxify, an Estonian online taxi firm with operations in Nairobi.
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