Electric cars get fresh drive in Kenya’s oil shock response

Kenya’s renewed push comes as regional peers move faster to switch to electric mobility.

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Kenya’s electric vehicle (EV) sector is emerging as a beneficiary of rising tensions in the global oil market, with the government’s move to procure locally assembled units signalling accelerated mass adoption locally.

The Treasury has announced plans to switch from purchasing 2,500 internal combustion engine (ICE) cars to 3,000 locally assembled electric ones, citing the economic risks posed by the escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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