国际英语资讯:Feature: Kenyan old-style taxi drivers hang on amid challenges from hailing apps
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 27--"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="Moses">Moses</span> <span word="Karanja">Karanja</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wriggle">wriggle</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Highway">Highway</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span>-<span word="hailing">hailing</span> <span word="apps">apps</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Uber">Uber</span>, <span word="Taxify">Taxify</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Cabs">Cabs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Karanja">Karanja</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resisted">resisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apps">apps</span>, <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="Karanja">Karanja</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Kimathi">Kimathi</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="district">district</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="atop">atop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> "<span word="taxi">taxi</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Initially">Initially</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hailing">hailing</span> <span word="apps">apps</span>, <span word="Karanja">Karanja</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="blames">blames</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span>-<span word="hailing">hailing</span> <span word="apps">apps</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="apps">apps</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. "<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apps">apps</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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