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Ride-sharing platform, Taxify launches in Kampala

Moses Abeka by Moses Abeka
October 27, 2017
in Business
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Taxify, Europe and Africa’s  fastest-growing ride-sharing platform, launched today in Kampala, Uganda with hundreds of drivers signed up to the platform and ready to accept rides anywhere in the city.

To celebrate, Taxify is offering a 15% discount to riders from now until the end of this November. The fares for this period are: Start  UGX950, UGX600 per Km, UGX150 per minute, while the minimum price is UGX4,500.

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“Kampala is a huge and thriving marketplace for private urban transport. We’re very excited to launch here and are confident that Taxify can effectively contribute to healthy competition by improving the quality of service and  providing an opportunity for drivers to make a sustainable income,” Shivachi Muleji, Kampala Operations Manager, said.

Taxify takes only 15% commission from its drivers, which is far lower than the 25% that competitors take. The lower commission allows Taxify to offer both lower prices for riders and more take-home pay for drivers.

Happy drivers means a better quality service for riders. Taxify believes in treating its drivers with respect, allowing them to earn more than what they receive on other platforms and providing a range of safeguards and features that help them work in the way that suits them best. It also believes in providing exemplary customer service to riders, with a local customer support team and the option to pay for rides in cash.

Sheebah Karungi, Uganda’s biggest artist, was Rider Zero at the launch, and took the first official ride with Taxify.

Taxify already operates in 20 countries worldwide, and has seen huge success with its fairer, more transparent ride-sharing service.

Taxify operates in 20 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Central America. It was founded in 2013 in Tallin, Estonia, where it is also headquartered. The ride-sharing platform has a global team of over 250 employees.

In August 2017, Taxify announced a strategic partnership with Didi Chuxing, the world’s leading mobile transportation platform. Under this partnership, DiDi will invest in and collaborate with Taxify to support the latter’s further growth and innovation.

 

 

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