Electric vehicles (EVs), once dismissed as a far-fetched dream for Africa’s chaotic matatu industry, are now carving a niche and redefining the systems that have sustained Kenya’s public transport for years.
Today, it is not unusual to spot electric matatus gliding through Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) and along major commuter routes, a clear testament that electric mobility is slowly but steadily reshaping Kenya’s public transport landscape.
