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In a country used to high octane politics, it is humbling when ordinary citizens like taxi drivers grab headlines. For most of this week, taxi drivers have replaced politicians as key actors in the big theatre our country has become.
They are up in arms against Uber, a net based taxi system that allows customers to locate the nearest taxi which they can pay one way, more cheaply and more conveniently using their credit cards. Recall the project to have us pay matatu fares through cards? Uber is way ahead of that.
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