Written by: Yunus Kemp
The government of Kenya is looking at legal and policy frameworks to further incentivise investment in the country’s e-mobility sector.
Part of the plan is to also look at infrastructure development, Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen told the Transform Kenya forum this week.
“As government, we are working on coming up with the necessary legal and policy framework that would encourage investment in the sector and facilitate the shift from diesel and petrol-powered vehicles to electric vehicles.
“We have millions of vehicles and people are moving to EVs. There are certain investors who are looking into the opportunity to come and set up a plant in the country.”
Last week, Murkomen told local media that lowering the cost of EVs was also “a way of wooing motorists.”
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His said his ministry was working to offer tax incentives to motorists and other investors in e-mobility.
“We are looking for tax incentives and other financial support to be provided to the private sector to ensure e-mobility is a success.”
He said his ministry had drafted a memo to be tabled to Cabinet that will discuss the legal and policy framework for e-mobility.
Kenya looks at tax incentives to grow e-mobility market
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Written by: Yunus Kemp
The government of Kenya is looking at legal and policy frameworks to further incentivise investment in the country’s e-mobility sector.
Part of the plan is to also look at infrastructure development, Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen told the Transform Kenya forum this week.
“As government, we are working on coming up with the necessary legal and policy framework that would encourage investment in the sector and facilitate the shift from diesel and petrol-powered vehicles to electric vehicles.
“We have millions of vehicles and people are moving to EVs. There are certain investors who are looking into the opportunity to come and set up a plant in the country.”
Last week, Murkomen told local media that lowering the cost of EVs was also “a way of wooing motorists.”
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His said his ministry was working to offer tax incentives to motorists and other investors in e-mobility.
“We are looking for tax incentives and other financial support to be provided to the private sector to ensure e-mobility is a success.”
He said his ministry had drafted a memo to be tabled to Cabinet that will discuss the legal and policy framework for e-mobility.
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A task force has been set up “that will encompass the entire sector including investors and the private sector.”
Murkomen was also in talks with early-stage electric mobility startup BasiGo which already has electric buses operating in Nairobi, to produce bigger versions of the vehicles.
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BasiGO chief executive officer and co-founder Jit Bhattacharya said this week that “the climate crisis is an issue that cannot wait.” He was speaking during a panel discussion on the role of e-mobility in sustainability and climate change.
“Replacing one diesel bus with an electric bus mitigates 50 metric tonnes of carbon emissions per year. Through adoption of e-mobility we can lead the world in fighting the climate crisis.”
He said Kenya has a culture “that’s ready to adopt new technologies and very receptive to private sector investment in the public transport system.”