Ride-hailer sees opportunity for minibus service in Kenyan capital

Uber Technologies may roll out a new minibuses service to help users book seats. [Photo: Courtesy]

NAIROBI - Uber Technologies may roll out a new service in Kenya to help users book seats on minibuses that ply the streets of the congested capital, if tests on the product in Egypt and Mexico prove successful, a company executive said on Wednesday.

Uber estimates that more than a third of Kenyans in Nairobi use the often crowded minibuses, known as matatus, as their main form of transport around the city, Uber’s East Africa General Manager Loic Amado told Reuters.