Hard-pressed Kenyan drivers defy Uber's algorithm, set their own fares

Some Uber drivers have also created a fare guide that they print, laminate and post in their cars for customers to see.

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In eight years of working as a taxi driver in Kenya's capital, Judith Chepkwony has never seen business this bad.

A bruising price war between ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies (UBER.N), opens new tab, Estonia's Bolt and local start-ups Little and Faras has driven fares down to a level that many drivers say is unsustainable, forcing them to set their own higher rates.

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