Digital taxis saccos have given seven days notice to National Transport and Safety Authority(NTSA) to compel Bolt to abide by earlier set of regulations.
Wycliffe Alutala the organization spokesman addressed the media and said that Bolt has been notorious for ignoring the regulations gazetted on June 20, 2022, by NTSA which require that transport network companies and transport network service providers be licensed before their apps can be used in the country, and also to have physical offices and many other requirements.
‘We agree that Bolt has been licensed to operate in Kenya but it has not met all the sensitive regulations as gazetted. For instance, it does not have a physical office where drivers can reach them in case of a complaint or compliment,’ Alutala said.
Alutala further said that Bolt have been exploiting drivers who also happen to be car owners at the same time through exorbitant commissions where they charge higher than the other taxi-hailing apps.
‘They are charging 29% commission way up from the NTSA capping of 18%. We have taxi-hailing apps in Kenya like Yego who hit the market recently but their commission is as low as 12%. We have no issues so far with such companies,’ the Sacco representatives charged.
Alutala called on Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja to also revoke
.Bolt’s operating license in Nairobi up until they fully comply with the regulations.
