{"id":1609,"date":"2022-11-01T13:27:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2022-11-01T13:27:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:27:16","slug":"uber-lowers-its-service-fee-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/uber-lowers-its-service-fee-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber Lowers Its Service Fee in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Patrick Chiriba<\/em><br>Uber has lowered its service fee from 25% to 18% after being granted a transport network<br>license to operate in Kenya by The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).<br>Drivers from the ride-hailing company last week shut down services in protest of what they<br>termed as non-compliance by transport network companies.<br>The drivers faulted the companies for providing discounts to customers and asked them to<br>reduce the commission rates from the current 25% to 18%.\u00a0<br>Speaking after receiving the transport network license, Imran Manji, Head of East Africa for<br>Uber stated that they are committed to find workable solutions that benefit both riders and<br>riders using the platform as well as the business.<br>\u201cUber has been actively collaborating with regulators to help determine the future of ride-<br>hailing in Kenya ever since our launch. Since our 2015 start in Nairobi, this has been our<br>goal, and we have been committed to it,\u201d he added.<br>The Uber Business has utilized its platform to assist in the opening of thousands of<br>previously unrealized economic prospects for drivers in Kenya while also improving drivers\u2019<br>access to transportation options.<br>\u201cWe are without a doubt thrilled about our future in Kenya. We will continue to be dedicated<br>to engaging with policymakers, increasing the standard of safety, assisting drivers in the<br>expansion of their businesses, and enhancing the riding experience for our customers,\u201d Imran<br>said.<br>The platform&#8217;s drivers will continue to have access to all of the safety features that are<br>accessible to them, including the in-app emergency button, round-the-clock in-app assistance,<br>and the ride check feature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uber has lowered its service fee from 25% to 18% after being granted a transport network<br \/>\nlicense to operate in Kenya by The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).<br \/>\nDrivers from the ride-hailing company last week shut down services in protest of what they<br \/>\ntermed as non-compliance by transport network companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,96,36,33,30],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giliticsmedia.co.ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}