Why electric vehicle firms are lining up to assemble in Kenya

An electric bus belonging to BasiGo.

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Players in the electric vehicle industry are lining up to assemble in Kenya, seeking to take advantage of tax incentives offered by the government to accelerate industrialisation and growth of clean transport.

The firms have sought partnerships with two local assemblers –Thika-based Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers (KVM) and Associated Vehicle Assembler (AVA) in Mombasa.

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