MP demands stricter measures for ride sharing app drivers in Egypt

Egyptian MP Amal Salama, a member of the Human Rights Committee in the House of Representatives, presented a request for a briefing to the Speaker of the Parliament Hanafi al-Gebaly, addressed to the Prime Minister, regarding tightening the procedures and rules necessary to employ drivers of smartphone transportation apps operating in Egypt.

Salama said that the request for briefing comes after numerous cases of harassment and kidnapping attempts, the most recent being when a young woman in Shorouk accused a car driver of trying to harass and kidnap her.

These means of transportation are no longer safe, she added, even though it is considered one of the main means of transportation for a wide segment of citizens.