On chilly Friday morning today – the Minister of Works and Transport Gen. Katumba Wamala has boarded one of Kiira Motors produced Kayoola fully electric bus on his way to work . Gen Katumba also inspected the Kayoola electric buses transit service operated by Kalita transporters on the northern bypass in Kampala city.
Gen Katumba Wamala boarded the Kayoola EVs at Nambole stage and together with other city travelers enjoyed the smooth ride all the way to Kalerwe.
With about 60 passengers on board , Gen Katumba who was on his way to work and had the opportunity to chat with his fellow passengers who requested him to have more electric buses on all the major city routes – in a concerted effort to reduce traffic jam and pollution in the Kampala city . The passengers told Gen Katumba that they were happy with the new transport services -which they said were clean, pocket friendly and keep time .
Gen Katumba Wamala the Transport Minister boarded the kayoola electric bus on his way to work
” We want these buses to be deployed on other routes including Mukono , Wakiso and Entebbe ,one excited lady passenger told the Minister . The Kayoola buses ply the 22-kilometre round trip from Nambole to Busega on a daily basis .
Gen. Katumba’s public show of confidence in Uganda’s E-mobility solutions follows President Yoweri Museveni’s assurances that nothing will stop a group of Ugandan innovators and manufacturers to spearhead Uganda’s transition from fossil fuels to E-mobility to reduce pollution and offer an organized -cheap transport solution for Kampala city and other urban centers.
Museveni has stated that these quick interventions will help to decongest the city as commuters will adapt to a modern , quick , safe and clean Rapid Mass Transport System within Kampala city and other urban centers.
Kampala, Uganda’s capital which is home to more than two million people- ranks among the world’s most polluted cities- with pollution levels up to seven times higher than the World Health Organisation’s safe standards, according to the 2021 World Air Quality Report. Around 28,000 people per year die as a result of air pollution in Uganda, according to GAHP.
Do you want to buy a locally made durable bus (both electric and diesel) please contact Kiira Motors Corporation at their home in Ntinda, Kampala Uganda.
