Dear Listers,
SWVL is trending on Twitter.The views expressed shed some light on what people on the ground think. Below are a few:
Maureen
@MohNderitu
Cartels are real. The owners of matatu's have felt the pinch and instead of a fair fight in competition, they use power to terminate #swvl.
Axelrod
@TheWainaina
I hate the fact that startups are increasingly being taken out of business by regulation
-SportPesa
-Swvl
- Bike hailing companies in Nigeria.
Are startups immune to regulation? No. Government, should however not kill innovation. Time for regulatory sandbox across industry
Nyina Wa Búrúri
@Spazbender
The government should waive all costs for SWVL. They should be allowed to operate all the routes they want to as long as all their vehicles are registered and they can always show where their vehicles are at any given time. Matatus are chaotic, SWVL brings order & sanity.
Problem Solver
@MtatuziWaShida
Replying to
@dailynation
Kenya will remain a third world country until it's death if it does not embrace technology. Swvl is one way to make Nairobi a smart city. Problem is we don't have a visionary leadership. Only short sighted clowns.
J Nderi
@nderi_j
Headline reads "NTSA wants Swvl chief executive prosecuted." Headline should read "NTSA fights development"...
Gathu
@GathuNjogu
“Traditionally an operator is licensed to operate at a particular route but Swvl wants to operate in a manner that they can go anywhere," said NTSA's Licensing Manager Jackson Mutua...
@ntsa_kenya
its 2020 but we still want to use traditional methods eeh?
Secular Kenyan 🇰🇪
@Secular_Kenyan
The only problem facing #swvl is that they're not providing a platform for NTSA and Kenya police officers to collect their 50/-
69
@__Mutuku
Lets be real, this isn't about operating illegally in the country. The Matatu system is so rotten and those
@ntsa_kenya
& the traffic commandant are used to receiving lot's of money from the saccos. Anyway their day is coming and I can't wait!
George Gachara
@Gachara
Swvl, Uber, Airbnb, Mpesa, Netflix, Drones etc., are part of new digital biz models that most of our laws & institutions are unable to acknowledge. Intelligent interaction is needed
@mucheru
@ntsa_kenya
@NairobiCityGov
| NTSA wants Swvl boss prosecuted
Tinah©
@tinahalmah
If
@ntsa_kenya
kenya burns swvl there is gonna be a problem.its just like Uber, bolts and little cab for crying out loud..
Angie M
@thoggy33
@ntsa_kenya
what you're trying to do to SWVL is Shameful! You are not a Cartel for Matatu's... Stop Behaving Like One!
Regards,
Mildred Achoch.