In the body of this article there is a spot-on analysis by Mr Mohamed Zeydan on the real drive beyond the decision:

“They’ll bring money to the banks, all at the expense of the people,” declared Mohammed Zaydan, a 52-year-old father of five who started driving a tuk-tuk after struggling to find work as a painter. “If they ban the tuk-tuk, they trample on the poor.” <<<