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Traditional taxis fight for survival as dozens of digital cabs crowd Nakuru

Joseph Mbugua Ngugi, the chairman for traditional taxis in Nakuru town (PHOTO Harun Wathari)

Joseph Mbugua, the chairman for the traditional taxi operators dubbed Mega Cabs in Nakuru, arrived to work on Saturday, hoping to get the best deal to end his week.

While at their designated taxi zone along Kenyatta Avenue, a client who wanted to be dropped in Nairobi approached him. Mbugua charged the client Sh8,000 down from Sh10,000 in the previous years.

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