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I had intended this to be my first article for the year 2016 but apparently it was taken over by events; and to be honest, with the kind of harassment that I had made an appointment with when January arrived , it proved a bit tasking to collect my thoughts under the circumstances. I, however, do hope that I still have the fire I had when coming up with the header at the time. Without further ado, allow me to whet your appetite with this fable I heard from the present day Mahatma , Robin Sharma: Two monks, in their element communal with nature, approached a river bank and as they were about to cross to the other side, saw a beautiful lady who was stranded and had no one to help her cross. One monk decided to volunteer and carried the lady on his shoulders to the other side of the river. Upon reaching on dry land, the beautiful lady stepped down and thanked them as she went her way. As the two monks continued with their journey, the volunteer monk noticed that his frie...

Never has a business entity singularly shaken the core of an an established industry across the globe like Uber has.Touted as the largest business in the world with an estimated worth of over $50 billion,the taxi company  has leveraged on technology to re-define entry modes in international business by  tearing down  known entry barriers. From the outset,it is important to point out that this article has little to do with Uber as an entity,which operates in 60 countries across the world, but has more to do with its rigid business model and its insensitivity towards existing market participants.  While it’s flattering to share   first world   problems with the developed nations(going by the Kenya Taxi operators' agitations similar to the protests recently witnessed in France,Germany and China after Uber’s entry in to their markets),we should keep in mind that their solutions might not be a cut and paste affair here in Nairobi. The demographics ...