Kenyan Woman Stuns Netizens After Sharing Receipt Showing She Paid Nothing For Bolt Ride

• A woman has left internet users amazed after she shared a photo of her online hailing taxi app receipt, claiming she paid nothing for her ride
• The woman, identified on TikTok as @wanjiru_daily, showed her surprise in a video where her estimated fare showed KSh 0
• The video, which quickly went viral, explained that she had accumulated a 100% promotional discount for her trips

A Kenyan woman has amazed netizens after she shared a receipt from an online hailing taxi app showing she allegedly paid nothing for a Bolt ride.

How much did the woman pay for her ride?

Identified on TikTok as @wanjiru_daily, the woman posted a video revealing her unexpected fare of KSh 0.

According to the video, the woman had accumulated a 100% promotional discount of KSh 220 due to her frequent use of the Bolt app.

This discount completely covered her trip fare, which was initially supposed to be KSh 220. The surprises didn't stop there.

Woman doesn't pay for another ride

In another instance, where her fare was supposed to be KSh 300, she again ended up paying nothing, benefiting from another promotional discount provided by Bolt.

This revelation has caused quite a stir on social media.

Many users expressed their astonishment and curiosity about Bolt's promotional offers.

Netizens react to woman's receipt

kewan thought:

"This is edited...bolt has never paid 100% bonus to customers."

@kamuli shared:

"Then they hit you with that kikuyu accent 'ugesema kitabo nicancel, hii ni kazi ya ujiga na sipedi, itabidi umeniripa' ."

Pizzy E Bianca shared his experience, saying:

"What I do, I pay if he insists. Then when bolt send the receipt email, I complain and also attach mpesa message. Bolt refunds after confirming."

Akuot wondered:

"Do they really get any profit ?the other time I was traveling place mbali kidogo, it was 230 hadi nikashanga."

waridi shared:

"I once travelled from mandera road to wanyee road ikaleta 80 bob ilibidi tuongee kwanza."

Bolt unveils KSh 2.9 million funding for drivers

TUKO.co.ke previously reported that Kenyan drivers and riders operating Bolt could get funding to start new businesses.

This followed the launch of an Accelerator programme by the company aimed at empowering Kenyan drivers and couriers or their immediate family members on an entrepreneurial journey.

The programme, launched on Tuesday, March 19, will provide seed money amounting to €20,000 (about KSh 2.92 million).

Bolt’s Regional Director of Rides for Africa, Caroline Wanjihia, said ride-hailing and food delivery have always offered drivers and couriers the flexibility to earn whilst pursuing wider career opportunities.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke