Azimio protesters arrested during Friday's Saba saba protests have been released after being arrested during anti-government demonstrations in Nairobi.
His name is currently a household in the politics of Nairobi. Opinion polls have even ranked him as the most suitable candidate for the Nairobi Gubernatorial seat.
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Wainaina Wambu |
February 28th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Digital Taxi Forum Secretary-General Wycliffe Alutalala (left), Patrick Mwangi (C) and Mathews Lesanjo. [David Njaaga, Standard]
They are buoyed by a recent UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers were “workers” and not independent contractors.
The talk meant to fill the awkward silence during that short drive across towns has since become a monologue of distress.
Ride-hailing app drivers are being driven off the road by the gig economy. Things fell apart and something has to give, they say.
Last year, due to the pandemic, dozens of their vehicles were auctioned over non-payment of loans and many drivers quit the business.