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Uber driver Emmanuel Bitok prepares for the day in the home he shares with his girlfriend Winny (23) in Nairobi’s Mathare neighborhood, Kenya, on October 16, 2020. Previously a workshop manager for a furniture company, Emmanuel began driving for Uber three years ago. Emmanuel checks the Uber app as he waits for his first ride of the day.
Uber came to Kenya, a country of densely populated cities without efficient public transport systems, and aggressively signed up drivers while simultaneously increasing ridership by dropping prices and making taxis a more affordable option.
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