Tag: Bolt
Bolt Purges 5000 Drivers to Counter Negative Image of Passenger Safety
Bolt, the ride-hailing company, has announced it has put in place strict measures to enhance safety on its platform. In addition, the firm says...
Bolt Appoints Ms Caroline Wanjihia as Regional Director for Africa
Bolt has today announced the appointment of Ms. Caroline Wanjihia as the regional director for Africa. The appointment will see Ms. Wanjihia head the...
Bolt Could Have License Suspended Tomorrow, Matter is in Court
Bolt Kenya has up until tomorrow to comply with the findings of a tribunal or else it will have its recently renewed licence suspended....
Bolt Rolls Back on Booking Fee Amidst License Renewal Concerns
Bolt Kenya has today announced it is suspending its 5% booking fee pending clarification from the National Transport and Regulatory Authority (NTSA) amidst license...
Bolt In Kenya to Stay. KES15.8 Billion Investment Planned
After it was reported that Bolt's license renewal was declined, the digital taxing company has come out to state it is not leaving the...
Bolt License Renewal Denied by NTSA Amidst Regulatory Controversy
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has refused to renew Bolt’s operator's license renewal. This decisive action comes after multiple formal complaints from...
Digital Taxi Forum to be Convened by CS Murkomen
Cabinet secretary for Roads and Transport, Kipchumba Murkomen has promised to convene a digital taxi forum. Speaking on the 18th of August, the CS...
Bolt App Driver Attacked by Her Client
Bolt App Kenya are in a fix yet again after a driver was allegedly physically assaulted by a client. According to the victim’s daughter,...
Bolt Currently Hiring a PR Manager
In the past few days, Bolt app has faced a Public Relations crisis. This was after the taxi hailing app was implicated in a...
Bolt App Implicated in Nairobi Kidnap Case
The Estonian ride-hailing Bolt app is in trouble again. Recently, the daughter of media personality Ciku Muiruri was allegedly abducted in Westlands Nairobi.
While leaving...
Bolt Improves Rider Safety with New Feature
Estonian e-cab firm Bolt has introduced a new feature that requires drivers to take a selfie before they can go online. According to the...
Bolt Food Launches in Mombasa
Online food delivery service Bolt Food has launched in Mombasa. Bolt Food is an add-on service on Bolt, an online taxi service that serves...
NTSA Adds Faras and Hava App to List of Approved e-Taxi Services in Kenya
The Kenya e-taxi market is lucrative and attractive, which is why companies such as Bolt, Uber, and Little have been able to operate successfully...
Bolt Eyes Top e-Ridership in Africa with KES 67 Billion Investment
E-taxi app Bolt will invest €500 million (around KES 67 billion) within the next two years to expand its services in Africa.
The funds will...
E-Cab Firm Bolt Picks New Regional Manager for East and Southern Africa
Takura Malaba has been named the new Bolt Regional Manager for East and Southern Africa, beginning on January 1st, 2023. He will be taking...
Most E-Taxi Rides Are Taken in the Morning According to Bolt
Bolt, an e-taxi app in Africa, has released its 2022 year-end data insights.
The data shows that a customer took over 8,000 km of rides...
NTSA Issues List of Licensed E-Taxi Apps: InDriver, NopeaRide Skipped
There is a reason that the majority of new startups in Kenya usually focus on payments, e-taxi services, or logistics: these are the modern...
Regulatory Changes in Tanzania Force Bolt to Switch to Corporate Clients Only
Bolt is one of the leading e-taxi companies in Kenya. It also offers services in Tanzania, but that is about to change in the...
Uber, Bolt, Little Drivers Set to Earn More Following New Law by Transport Ministry
E-taxi apps are everywhere now in an industry that was popularized by Uber.
Kenya hosts a number of them, including the said Uber, Bolt, and...
After Google and Microsoft, e-Taxi Firm Bolt Opens Regional Hub in Kenya
A lot of global companies have been setting up their regional hubs in Kenya.
Microsoft, for instance, launched the ADC cost it $27 million to...
Bolt Launches Car Financing Program for Nigeria Driver Partners
Cab app Bolt has announced a partnership with Metro Africa Express, MAX, in a move that will see drivers access a vehicle financing program...
Bolt Unveils Electric Tuk Tuks, Bikes and Bicycles in Kenya
Bolt, an on-demand transportation platform has unveiled electric tuk-tuks, and e-bicycles on its platform as the company expands its greener transport options in Kenya...
Strike Looming As Kenya E-Taxi Drivers Demand Worker Benefits
E-taxi drivers have threatened a strike if digital car apps and their associated organizations do not address some of their issues, most of them...
Bolt Protect Is a New Category With Enhanced COVID-19 Prevention Measures
Bolt, the Estonian rideshare company announced new set of measures to prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 disease between drivers and passengers. Their new Bolt...
Taxi App Bolt Secures KES 5.6 Billion Investment for R&D with Focus on Safety Features
The e-taxi market in Kenya, mainly in Nairobi, has many players that offer mostly the same services but with varying perks. The popularity of...
Here is a List of Phones that Uber Kenya and Little Have Banned Their Partners From Using
Here is a list of phones that ride sharing companies (Uber and Little) have banned or blacklisted from being used by their ride partners
Kenya E-taxi Drivers Engage in a Go Slow, Cite Unmet Promises
The bad blood between e-taxi drivers and their employers (or business partners) did not start yesterday. The strained relationship between the two businesses can...
Instagram unveils Bolt, a new photo messaging Snapchat-like app
It appeared by mistake a week ago as an in-app ad to some Instagram users and we've been crossing our fingers ever since to...
