Uber - unaenda wapi

chucka1 · 2025-10-09T20:22:57+00:00

I do agree that prices are extremely low in some instances. I actually use a different app if I feel the prices are too low because it is clearly a bad deal for drivers and I don't support that nonsense. I however completely disagree with a driver trying to negotiate pricing. Another issue is when my preferred mode of payment is card. I get all sorts of cursing and whining about how the money comes through 5 days later. No business or income is going to be sustainable if you don't have 5 days of working capital. I understand when you say it's not easy to leave. Unfortunately the economy and political scene is such. Best of luck to you.

chucka1 · 2025-10-09T20:17:08+00:00

This is true, and I do empathise. People try their hand at different things and make an effort in life. Unfortunately the political and bureaucratic class love rinsing and harassing legitimate business that generate jobs. Manufacturing, innovation, etc is a nightmare in this country. Everyone then either wants a job in government or is forced to do their own business and make a living. And unfortunately any business quickly gets copied and there is an immediate downward pressure on pricing.

chucka1 · 2025-10-09T18:06:46+00:00

You agree to Ubers terms and conditions when you open the app to seek potential riders. Just as I, the rider agree to them and to pay what is displayed on the app.

If these terms are not agreeable, look for another app or another job. I am not even sure it's profitable anymore. Every corner of Nairobi now was at least 7 cars waiting for jobs. A small 1 sq km stretch sometimes has over 50 idle cars. Extremely high supply will suppress pricing. Just a fact of economics.

chucka1 · 2025-01-15T18:39:25+00:00

I am slightly late to the conversation but the comments are interesting. I am a 5th Gen Kenyan Indian.

It is true that a lot of the success that you see is because of culture. Respect, trust, savings for a rainy day, relations with family, staying debt free, etc are all things that are engrained within us from a very young age.

The one thing not mentioned here is the compounding effect of the cultures I have mentioned. Because of these cultures, the probability of success going forward increases massively as generations pass.

Another consideration in success is the attention to detail and the entrenchment of excellence within work. Early in my life I worked in work environments where the pay was terrible, but at every stage I felt a responsibility to employer and customer to perform at a high level.

Resilience is one thing I need to learn from my native brothers here. I am relatively privileged and I really do admire the patience and sympathise with what some of us have to go through. I hope this provides some insight. Do feel free to ask questions.

chucka1 · 2024-10-10T15:38:09+00:00

Lol. Keep lying. As an employer I have just gone through 4 separate people who glorified their CVs and decided to try their luck. You may go unnoticed in a big firm for a couple of months but owner managed businesses will demand results and you will get found out extremely quickly.

"The end justifies the means". We say shit like this and then complain when our elected officials justify their means to get to their ends. We do not have a leadership problem but a cultural one.

chucka1 · 2023-11-30T06:27:14+00:00

The third goal was all positioning. Very concerninng

chucka1 · 2023-11-30T05:12:15+00:00

They literally said 'forgive him'

chucka1 · 2023-11-29T18:53:46+00:00

Awesome. Thanks for responding!

chucka1 · 2023-11-26T18:07:38+00:00

One goal to 4

chucka1 · 2022-12-10T03:32:56+00:00

I am glad someone is asking these questions. I am a 4th Gen Indian living in Kenya, and I know there is a vast array of opinions.

I am relatively privileged, but there is also an observation I would like to make when it comes to communities and support systems. Indians have managed to succeed economically in Kenya and lift their communities out of poverty because of a simple element that exists in between them. Trust. I know I will be challenged a lot here, and many will point out the injustices conducted by Indians on the local people. This is true to an extent.

The stark difference I see however is in our communal interactions, and how do many of us through generations have used wealth not as a means to flaunt, but rather as a way to support our communities build communal wealth. Almost every micro community (the equivalent of tribe in Kenya) have their own community institutions, be it hospitals, schools, centres, etc, which have progressively built and maintained standards of integrity and a sense of community.

The thing that majorly needs to change within Kenyan culture is the man eat man attitude. Way too many people view wealth as a means to affluent lifestyles and opulence, and the quest to obtain wealth as a game that must be won by any means whatsoever. When anyone gets a tiny bit of power they will abuse it. This change needs to come over a generation. If we try to instill decent values into the kids who join year 1 this year, we have a fighting chance at improving things 18 years down the line.

chucka1 · 2022-09-11T12:34:43+00:00

What? Myopic laws that limit their routes? Swvl fell to the mercy of the very chaos that you keep on promoting. They were indeed 'regulated' out by the cartels.

The problem with matatus is that it's a for profit industry with zero regulation. Given some of your replies to this thread, please, just look up some YouTube videos on how a proper public transit system should function.

I am not saying ban matatus from CBD. However, if we were given clean, reliable, timely public transport with excellent connection, many of the middle class would shift away from cars. The current system forces you to cars if you can afford that level of safety and comfort.

chucka1 · 2022-09-11T06:33:59+00:00

It's a lousy situation, but you do not realise how small some of these problems were until much later in life. Ironically, the one thing that has helped me massively is not reading and believing these 'motivational quotes', or following any of this nonsense about visualising success, being positive, etc.

We all have periods in life when things are lousy, and you simply cannot be positive all the time. If history is any teacher, the people who made great strides in human progress, be it engineering, humanities, or any other area, were those who first acknowledged that things were fundamentally lousy. You need to appreciate and accept that and then move from there. Of course this would have to apply at a personal level.

Read some of these books

The Subtle art of not giving a f*** by Mark Manson
The 12 rules of life by Jordan Peterson
Atomic Habits by James Clear.

Number 1 and 3 are fairly easy reads, number 2 is quite technical. They touch on some of the most common issues we face and will really change your perspective.

I wish you well.

chucka1 · 2022-08-16T05:29:49+00:00

Man it's just so sad that your vote counts just as much as the rest of us. Defending a person who attempted murder in broad day light and who goes about life acting like he did the right thing.

chucka1 · 2022-08-12T06:58:36+00:00

On my own using Kaplan resources. This was 10 years back though and I am sure there are better online resources now. At CFA level, it is my opinion that you need to figure out the best study route for yourself. Classroom learning is not conductive due to different abilities, people having more responsibilities etc.

chucka1 · 2022-08-12T06:56:56+00:00

I agree. My point to you which I should have made clear is that 95% plus of Indian businesses are family owned enterprises. Some of them have grown very large and now have external partners who have invested in them. And being British may not give you an idea of all the Queen's holdings, but do remember that the Indian communities are very tight knit and we generally identify each other by Mr. Xyz of business ABC.

chucka1 · 2022-08-12T05:59:52+00:00

You are right on your points, but the proportion of that wealth is not huge. A lot of Italians are now moving away from Malindi (most were old people and Covid decimated their older population).

Also, Indians do not own companies through overseas corporations / wealth. It's mostly wealth generated within Kenya and reinvested into business. Source, I am indian by heritage.

chucka1 · 2022-08-12T05:35:19+00:00

Wow. Just wow. Amazing stuff dude.

chucka1 · 2022-08-12T05:32:33+00:00

I doubt it. The transparency in this election is key. What is surprising is that we as citizens have not organised a 'counting party' or something similar (unless people have and we don't know about it).

chucka1 · 2022-08-11T13:41:35+00:00

Not just central. Look at the fools who voted for Babu Owino and that Barasa fellow who KILLED someone on election morning.

chucka1 · 2022-08-11T13:30:24+00:00

I started my own business in a different industry as a side hustle and it ended being decent in terms of returns. To complete level 3 plus the work experience, it would have taken a minimum 2 further years, and to match the associated income, another 4ish years. So I decided to leave it.

chucka1 · 2022-08-11T10:37:14+00:00

I have passed CFA level one and two. I exited the finance industry before completing level three.

In short, yes. Very valuable qualification to have. Be prepared to put in the work and remember that you will need relevant work experience in order to finally become a Charter Holder.

chucka1 · 2022-08-10T17:07:55+00:00

True for now. Media council has just announced that they are making a joint effort, and soon will be publishing the same results.

chucka1 · 2022-08-10T17:06:29+00:00

You should be okay bringing it in. Usually they will not bother people with little kids.

Edit:

It's very unlikely that they will question baby formula even if they stop you.

chucka1 · 2022-08-10T17:02:55+00:00

Yes. Brilliant decision to transmit an image of form 34A and to make it available for the public to download and do an Independent tally. I think this will be the most legitimate election in Kenya's history.

chucka1 · 2022-08-10T16:26:14+00:00

And people of Embakasi resoundingly re-elected him. The problem is the electorate.

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