KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | On the busy streets of Kampala, Uganda’s capital, a quiet transformation is unfolding. Sleek, locally manufactured electric buses are becoming part of the city’s daily rhythm, marking the country’s accelerating drive toward greener and more sustainable urban transport. Since their introduction, the green-and-gray 40-seater electric …
Read More »Museveni’s electric buses, the dreams versus reality
President Yoweri Museveni has once again said Ugandans need to shift to electric vehicles. COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | In a televised address on July 20, the President said shifting to electric vehicles is one of the long lasting solutions Uganda needs to adapt to cope with the current …
Read More »Kiira Motors to build 5,000 EVs a year
From July 2021, Kiira Motors Corp is to begin production on 5,000 electric buses and other EVs a year, according to the CEO Paul Isaac Musasizi in an interview published by Clean Technica of Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai. | THE INDEPENDENT | Production will start as soon as the production facility …
Read More »MPs want UGX 400Bn allocated to Science and Technology Ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation have recommended that the Science and technology sector be allocated 400 billion shillings in the 2019/2020 financial year. According to the ministerial statement for 2019/2020, the sector has been allocated 159.7 billion …
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