Transport & Travel
Discussing innovations, trends, and future outlook in the transport and logistics sectors, including apps and services.
- News
Uber is accepting Visa cards in Kenya again
Uber has started asking Kenyan riders to add Visa cards again, eight months after dropping Visa over payment processing costs.
- News
Uber quits Nigeria and Uganda
Uber shut down Nigeria and Uganda on 2 September 2026, leaving four African markets. Kenya is now one of them.
- News
Glovo Kenya launches ‘She Delivers’ to train 16 women as electric bicycle couriers
Glovo Kenya and eBee trained 16 women as electric bicycle couriers, aiming to lift female riders from 1% to 5%.
- Business
Kenya Airways loss widens to KES 16.1 billion as fuel costs jump 66%
Kenya Airways revenue rose 9% to KES 81.25 billion, but fuel costs pushed the half-year loss to KES 16.1 billion.
- Business
Absa, Kenya Airways and Visa launch the Asante Global credit card
Absa, Kenya Airways and Visa launched the Asante Global Card. Points on all spending, redeemable across the Kenya Airways network.
- News
KEA number plates are showing up on Kenyan roads
KEA plates are appearing on Kenyan roads after the KD series ran out. NTSA has not yet announced the change.
- News
From 20 September, Uber, Bolt and Glovo must record what is inside your parcel
From 20 September, Uber, Bolt, Glovo and Little must record parcel contents and sender details. KRA and police can request…
- News
Kenya’s competition bill would let a regulator police how Uber and Bolt treat drivers
Kenya's Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2026 would let regulators police how Uber, Bolt and Little set driver terms. What it does.
- News
BasiGo and Rubis Are Putting Public EV Fast Chargers at Petrol Stations Along Kenya’s Highways
The first charger is live at Rubis Sabaki in Athi River, with sites in Meru, Nanyuki, and Nyeri due this…
- News
Uber is buying Glovo’s parent company. In Kenya, that means Uber will own Glovo
Uber is buying Delivery Hero, owner of Glovo. In Kenya that means Uber will own both Glovo and Uber Eats.
- News
Glovo Is Now Inside ChatGPT and Claude. We Set It Up and Ordered Snacks in Kasarani.
We tested Glovo's new AI Shopping Assistant on Claude and ChatGPT in Nairobi. Here is how to set it up,…
- How To/ Explained
Why you can’t pay NTSA instant fines via eCitizen, KCB is involved, & how to avoid scams
The National Transport and Safety Authority, popularly known as NTSA, has published several official notices across its social media platforms,…
- Opinion
NTSA Wants Your Car Inspected Yearly. Is It Ready, When the PSVs It Inspects Are Still Deathtraps?
NTSA wants every private car inspected yearly from 2026. But the PSVs it already inspects are still deathtraps. Can it…
- Cars
CFAO brings three budget Suzukis to Kenya, but leaves out the prices
CFAO has launched the Suzuki Super Carry, Eeco and Across in Kenya, targeting used-import buyers with value, but no prices…
- Startups
Spiro raises another $55M, closing its biggest round at $270M and nearing unicorn status
Spiro closed its biggest round at $270M after $55M from a Chinese fund, nearing unicorn status and China-Africa EV ties.
