Uber suspends night services in Kenya.
The claim was also shared by several users, including bloggers Dennis Itumbi and MuthuiMkenya., The post contains a screenshot that appears to have been sent by the company to its customers, stating that requests would be suspended between 7pm and 6am, and asks customers not to request trips after 6pm. It mentions a curfew starting from 23 March, and directives from the Ministry of Health, but does not state which country it is from., The ride-sharing company has, however, denounced the claim, saying its Nairobi and Mombasa services are still available and operating as normal., The company said it is actively monitoring the COVID‑19 situation, and has a Resources and Updates page with updates on how it is responding to the situation. Some of the steps taken include providing drivers with disinfectants to clean their cars, and suspending the accounts of infected drivers., Uber has, however, suspended its services in parts of India, in compliance with the government’s directive to limit movement and slow down the coronavirus infections., PesaCheck has looked into the claim that Uber has suspended its night-time services and finds it to be FALSE., Editor’s Note: On March 30, 2020, Uber released a statement, saying their services in Nairobi and Mombasa will be offered between 5am and 6pm during the entire curfew (7pm to 5am) period, which is indefinite., This post is part of an ongoing series of PesaCheck fact-checks examining content marked as potential misinformation on Facebook and other social media platforms., By partnering with Facebook and similar social media platforms, third-party fact-checking organisations like PesaCheck are helping to sort fact from fiction. We do this by giving the public deeper insight and context to posts they see in their social media feeds., Have you spotted what you think is fake news or false information on Facebook? Here’s how you can report. And, here’s more information on PesaCheck’s methodology for fact-checking questionable content., This fact-check was written by PesaCheck Fact-Checker Simon Muli and edited by PesaCheck Deputy Editor Enock Nyariki., The article was approved for publication by PesaCheck Managing Editor Eric Mugendi., PesaCheck is East Africa’s first public finance fact-checking initiative. It was co-founded by Catherine Gicheru and Justin Arenstein, and is being incubated by the continent’s largest civic technology and data journalism accelerator: Code for Africa. It seeks to help the public separate fact from fiction in public pronouncements about the numbers that shape our world, with a special emphasis on pronouncements about public finances that shape government’s delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) public services, such as healthcare, rural development and access to water / sanitation. PesaCheck also tests the accuracy of media reportage. To find out more about the project, visit pesacheck.org., PesaCheck is a joint initiative of Code for Africa, through its innovateAFRICA fund, with additional funding support from the International Budget Partnership (Kenya) and Twaweza, in partnership with a coalition of local media organisations, and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)., Written by, Written by
FALSE: Uber has not suspended night services in Kenya