Little cab is a Kenyan based ride hailing service and is better known as Uber’s head to head competitor. Backed by Kenya’s biggest telecom company Safaricom. Little cab has reportedly given Uber a run for its money with its low pricing mechanism with no base fares in Kenya.
The competition between Little cab and Uber in Kenya is no longer a service to service feature rant, but rather a continental rivalry. As the Safaricom powered Taxi-hailing service teased its Nigeria launch, plans to launch in Uganda are underway as it will be unveiled in May. However, this means Uber’s biggest competitor in Kenya joins Taxify, Mondo ride, Quick taxi, Friendship taxi in Kampala.
Safaricom initially launched Little cab as a competitor to Uber. But for now, we don’t know which telecom operator will back the popular Taxi hailing service giving Uber a headless run across Africa. Even when, the ride hailing service acts as a discount zone for Kenyan riders. Little’s launch in Uganda will not only spark off as new discount zoned ride hailing sector but also an all in one mobile Taxi package if it’s welcomed by any telecommunication company in Uganda.
What we Know for now
Little cab which is purely an East African based service expressed interest in expanding to Uganda from 2016. However, this time around the service which doubles as Uber dressed in Yellow is set to launch its services in Kampala by June. Most of all, Safaricom powers this popular Taxi hailing option in Kenya, meaning if all goes well we might have to bare the comfort of hailing in a free WiFi enabled Taxi hailing service powered by a random Telecom operator.
