Jack Ma invests in Kenya’s Taxify

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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