A city businesswoman has launched an online taxi hailing service in Nairobi exclusively for female customers.
Entrepreneur Mehnaz Sarwar has unveiled an online taxi application dubbed An Nisa, which will only recruit women drivers and carry females only.
The move comes amid rising concerns over security of women boarding taxis in Nairobi city following complaints of sexual harassment and attacks.
Speaking to KTN News, Mehnaz said she decided to launch the service after finding it difficult to board taxis driven by men based on her Muslim religion.
“If you see a majority of drivers are male and only about 2% are women, I came up with this app to give women a chance to drive themselves given the insecurity fears among majority of women especially when driven by male drivers” said Mehnaz.
A recent incident where a Taxify driver allegedly physically assaulted a female passenger who he had picked at United States International University (USIU) in Nairobi put taxi drivers on the spot.
After she arrived at her Kiambu Road apartment, the driver allegedly became violent demanding she pays more. When she declined, the completely enraged driver punched her and attempted to drive off while the lady was still in the vehicle.
The company contacted her in an attempt to repair the damage by offering her free rides but she turned it down and reported the case to the police. Several other similar incidents have also been reported.
Good thought but in Kenya…
Good thought but in Kenya tukienda that way female clubs..restaurant..apartment..shoping mall haiwezi wawili bila wazae..even biblically Man needed a helper to be complete
@Romeo23.If its a bad idea…
@Romeo23.If its a bad idea,it will fail.Remember,this came out of necessity;our men behaving badly.I for one have seen a man grop astrange woman in public transporation vehicle.
This is gross disrespect to our women, our mothers,sister aunts,and wives.Anything that will keep them safe has my blessing. Till that time men get their act together.We all need to feel safe.
Ummm… That’s a…
Ummm… That’s a chauvinistic comment there Romeo23. It’s 2018. Smell the kahawa!
If women supported other…
If women supported other women, women would be in a better place. I would be happy to see other women succeed because when the do, communities do well and so does the country. There should be women only restaurants so the slay Queens can learn they too can succeed;they don’t have to mooch off other women sweat.