Nairobi, Sept. 2 -- The High Court has blocked enforcement of an 18 percent commission cap charged on drivers and vehicle owners by ride-hailing platforms, marking a win for operators who had opposed the limit.

The State restricted commission payouts on earnings per trip in 2022 as part of a strategy to protect drivers from high fees, down from previous rates that often reached 25 percent.

At the same time, the court stopped the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) from enforcing a requirement that digital taxi platforms retain detailed passenger and driver data and hand it over to the authority.

The court found the three-year data retention and disclosure requirement unconstitutional and disproportionate, saying it amounted ...