For the second time in as many months, an Uber taxi has been burned down by suspected traditional taxi drivers in Kenya.
A man hired the Uber taxi to take him to the outskirts of the capital but led the driver to dark alley, Nairobi Police chief Japheth Koome said.
The driver told police he saw four men approach the car and managed to escape when they tried to restrain him, Koome said. The car was completely burned, he said.
“We are determined to end this madness where people are maliciously attacking and damaging other people’s property,” said Koome.
In late February an Uber car was burned by unknown assailants. Taxi operators last month asked the government to stop the operations of Uber, which has become popular because of its cheaper fares.
Traditional taxi drivers say they’re suffering unfair competition from Uber, which has faced legal challenges around Europe and other parts of the world. Uber have argued that the Kenya’s taxi sector needs to catch up with the times and respect the competition.
In America, Uber is planning to phase out cab drivers by adding self driving cars to its fleet.