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Uber-economics and changing dynamics in public transport sector

I am the grandson of a taxi driver from Mombasa, so I can be forgiven for being partial to them. I know I am home when I land in Mombasa airport and the taxi drivers at the arrival lounge welcome me home.

In the 2017 gubernatorial campaign, the airport taxi drivers asked me how I could help improve their businesses. I gave a rather flippant response and said “join Uber”.

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