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Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates
The local gig workers’ union defends the practice, which Uber forbids, as a form of peaceful pushback against low earnings.
Charles now charges passengers according to the union’s chart, prioritizing customers who choose alternative payment methods like cash, or mobile banking services like M-Pesa that the app allows in Kenya. The Organization of Online Drivers’ fare chart.Stephanie WangariIn September 2022, the Kenyan government removed its subsidy on fuel, which caused gas prices in the country to reach a record high. Duncan Ndung’u, a businessman in Nairobi who uses Uber frequently to take his children to school, told Rest of World he spends several minutes before each ride in heated negotiations with drivers
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