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Why transport electrification is an economic opportunity for Kenya
Citi Hoppa MD Judy Thuo (left) with Jit Bhattacharya (CEO BasiGo) and Dr Joseph Njoroge, the principal secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, during the unveiling of the first electric buses for passenger use in Kenya.
Kenya is already taking baby steps towards creating an electric transportation sector. A few electric buses and cars are already on Nairobi roads. Local assembly of electric motor bikes and tuk-tuks is already happening. When completed the BRT (bus rapid transport ) project will have pioneered electric mass public transportation.
Two State electricity companies and an oil marketer have announced plans to invest in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. What is missing is a national plan to guide national transport electrification.
