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Uber rival Taxify bets on motorcycles and rickshaws in East Africa

Taxify city manager Alex Mwaura with boda boda riders.

 

Taxify, an Estonian ride-hailing company aiming to take on Uber in emerging markets, will invest millions of Euros in East Africa in the next five years with a strategy focused on motorised rickshaws and motorcycles.

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