Last week, the UK Supreme Court ruled by a unanimous decision that Shamima Begum, who left the country as a teenager to join ISIS, was not allowed to return and fight for her citizenship case. In 2019, then home secretary Sajid Javid had stripped Begum, 19 at the time, of her citizenship on national security grounds, and she wished to return to challenge the decision. The Supreme Court decision does not simply speak to Begum’s case, however. Rather, it says a great deal more about our country and how we do or do not envisage citizenship in the 21st century. Very little of it is particularly edifying.
THE STANDARD By
Wainaina Wambu |
February 28th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Digital Taxi Forum Secretary-General Wycliffe Alutalala (left), Patrick Mwangi (C) and Mathews Lesanjo. [David Njaaga, Standard]
They are buoyed by a recent UK Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers were “workers” and not independent contractors.
The talk meant to fill the awkward silence during that short drive across towns has since become a monologue of distress.
Ride-hailing app drivers are being driven off the road by the gig economy. Things fell apart and something has to give, they say.
Last year, due to the pandemic, dozens of their vehicles were auctioned over non-payment of loans and many drivers quit the business.
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