[kictanet] 3 ways #Taxi incumbents should look at #RideHailing services

[Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu]

Hi Listers,

I think how the issue is being handled by the government is completely
wrong...the Interior Ministry CS wants the PS to meet with both parties to
find a way forward. The first thing should be to handle someone who
perpetrates crime as a criminal no matter the reason for his actions. So
the violence should come to an end first!

The second thing is for the local taxi drivers to critique their business
models. Their vehicles spend most of the day parked and they expect to make
profits out of the few clients, who bear the cost of their down time. What
the "aggrieved" parties need to do is to simply hire developers who will
create for them an app this will allow them to be more productive. It's a
no brainer really, we have adequate resources locally to develop a platform
which they can use to increase their efficiency and to boost their profits.

It is a free market so clients will always choose what suits him best. As a
user who appreciates the benefits of Uber I reiterate Mbugua's sentiments
#AdaptorDie


Regards,

Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu
Tel +254 718181644/771632344
Twitter:@Chemu_koech
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On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Mbugua Njihia via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> ​The old dogs of the taxi industry (and I am not taking about those with
> radio call and dispatch centers) are probably seated on their hoods right
> now drinking a cup of hot porridge from mama tembeza while reading the
> newspaper and waiting for me to walk over so they can say "Unajua wewe ndio
> umefungua bishara, hii change tutafanya aje" when I reach my destination,
> after paying an exorbitant fee that if itemized would cover the porridge,
> the newspaper, today's lunch and hardship allowance ~
> http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/ubertaxiwars.html #AdaptorDie​
> ᐧ
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