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Kisumu's new taxi- hailing service- Fonetaxi App

Reverend Dr Dennis Tongoi photo:courtesy

Reverend Dr Dennis Tongoi says he was angry. He was angry that the taxi-hailing apps in our local market were not only dominating it but were also not considerate to a particular fold of taxi drivers.

The apps were not considerate of the veterans – the ones who had been driving their taxis for over 30 years; the ones who knew no other way to butter their bread than to pick up passengers and drop them to where they asked him to.

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