Iingxelo ezivela eNairobi izolo zithethe ngokuqhambuka kongquzulwano phakathi kwabaqhubi beeteksi nabaqhubi bee-cab ze-Uber kwimfazwe ye-turf ngokucacileyo ephuma esandleni. Ukusuka kwangethuba izoyikiso kunye neqhinga lokuhlukumeza, umlo malunga nabathengi izolo uye wanyuka waya ekubethweni nakwimilo yamanqindi, kubandakanya nokonakaliswa kweemoto ezibangelwe zizithuthi zika-Uber. Abasebenzisi beenkonzo ze-Uber bahlawula ngamaxesha athile kuphela isiqingatha somgama ofanayo esixekweni, nto leyo ebangele ukongezwa kwemfuno yenkonzo esekwe kwiwebhu.
U-Uber uye wasabela kwiingxelo malunga nokubethwa kunye nokoyikiswa kwabaqhubi babo xa kwingxelo ebonwe yile nkampani yathi: “Kutshanje, nisenokuba nivile ngamatyala okugrogriswa okukodwa ngakubaqhubi be-Uber abangamaqabane. Ezi meko ziyasothusa kwaye ziyasidanisa, njengoko aba baqhubi bangamaqabane besebenzisa iqonga lika-Uber ukuziphilisa bona neentsapho zabo.”
Kuyaqondakala ukuba u-Uber uye wafuna ukuvula incoko nombutho omele abaqhubi beeteksi kodwa babonakala bekhutshiwe, nto leyo eyabangela ukuba inkampani ikhuphe isilumkiso esiqinileyo kubaqhubi babo ababenezivumelwano ezazifunda oku: “Nceda uqaphele kwaye uqaphele kule ndawo. ngokufihla isixhobo sakho se-Uber kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba iipikethi kunye neepropathi zakho zenzeka esidlangalaleni, kwiindawo ezikhanyiswe kakuhle. Kwimeko yokoyikiswa, nceda uxele emapoliseni nase-Uber. ”
Amagqabantshintshi eendaba ezentlalo avela kubasebenzisi beeteksi ayigxekile le mpikiswano, kwaye ii-tweets ezininzi zityhola ukonyuka kweenkonzo ze-Uber eNairobi kwisityholo sokuxhonywa kwexabiso leeteksi. Ngeli xesha, abaqhubi beeteksi babebambe iintlanganiso zokucwangcisa indlela yokugxotha u-Uber kwinto abacinga ukuba sisixeko sabo.
Okwangoku akukho zalathiso zokuba nabakhweli bezithuthi zesivumelwano se-Uber baye benzakala okanye babandakanyeka nakuphi na ukuxela okuxeliweyo, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo ulumkiso lubalulekile, ngakumbi kubakhenkethi bamanye amazwe, ukuhlala bephaphile kwaye bemkile xa kubonakala ngathi kukho ingxaki ukusela.
Abasemagunyeni eNairobi nabo bathe cwaka ngala maqhinga okulwa nabaqhubi beeteksi rhoqo bekhuthaza ukugxeka ukuba iinkonzo zokhuselo azange zingenelele ngokukhawuleza okanye ngokuzimisela ngokwaneleyo ukubamba nzima kwabo benza iingxaki.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Okwangoku akukho zalathiso zokuba nabakhweli bezithuthi zesivumelwano se-Uber baye benzakala okanye babandakanyeka nakuphi na ukuxela okuxeliweyo, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo ulumkiso lubalulekile, ngakumbi kubakhenkethi bamanye amazwe, ukuhlala bephaphile kwaye bemkile xa kubonakala ngathi kukho ingxaki ukusela.
- It is understood that Uber has sought to open a dialogue with the association representing the conventional taxi drivers but were apparently snubbed, prompting the company to issue a stark warning to their contracted drivers which in part read.
- Social media comments from taxi users condemned the confrontation, and many tweets blamed the rise of Uber services in Nairobi on the alleged overpricing of taxi fares.
