Bolt and Uber drivers in Kenya are protesting the slow implementation of Digital Taxi Hailing Regulation, a new ride-hailing law in the country.
The drivers are accusing the country’s transport regulator, the National Transport and Safety Authority of deliberately slowing down the implementation process of the regulation since it was gazetted in June.
Rhayn Kanyandong, chairman of The Digital Partners Society (DPS), a coalition of ride-hailing drivers, blamed the NTSA for failing to implement the regulation for over 90 days since it was enacted.
Uber holds the view that this regulation will derail growth and discourage investments in the country.