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New cheaper Uber service jolts drivers

Hail a taxi company Uber has called for talks with its drivers after a decision to introduce another variant to its services ran into headwinds even before it is launched.

The company, which has been in a yearlong price war with Safaricom-backed Little antagonised its drivers after it slashed fares by 35 per cent in June last year. Uber has sparked yet another dispute by announcing an impending launch of Uber Go, a cheaper variant to Uber X.

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