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Dar-es-salaam is the latest city in East Africa where Uber has launched services. The other cities which recently started offering this service are Nairobi, Mombasa and Kampala.
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Uber said in a statement that Dar es Salaam’s exciting, rapidly growing market was a perfect fit for the app-based business that gave access to an easy, cheap and fast taxi service.
Uber’s general manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, Alon Lits, said: “As the infrastructure of Dar es Salaam rapidly urbanises so the demand for affordable, easy and flexible transport grows”.
Lits added: “Our service complements existing transport options so we can all work together to reduce traffic congestion and the environmental impact of transport in the city”.
The Uber service comes with a promise of cheap rates and around the clock monitoring for security for both the drivers and customers.