Environment and Climate Change Principal Secretary, Eng. Festus K. Ng’eno, has said Kenyan transport sector emissions account for 67% of all emissions in the energy sector and 12% of national emissions. “In urban areas and particularly Nairobi, emissions from the transport sector account for 45% of all emissions for the city. The sector emissions are projected to rise to 17% in 2030.”.

In this view, electric mobility is in line with Kenya’s National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) 2023–2027, the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) 2022–2050, and the Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

Eng. Ng’eno spoke Wednesday during the launch of the draft National Electric Mobility Policy at KICC, graced by Cabinet Secretaries Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen (Roads and Transport), Hon. Rebecca Miano (Investment, Trade, and Industry), Principal Secretaries Alex Wachira (Energy), Mohamed Daghar (Transport), and KEPSA CEO Ms. Carol Kariuki, among others.

Further, PS Ng’eno said the launch will shape the country’s transition to a low-carbon transport system as envisaged in Vision 2030 and other subsequent national policies, frameworks, and strategies. “In line with the Paris Agreement, Kenya has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore, in the Updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), Kenya committed to abating GHG emissions by 32% by 2030 relative to the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario of 143 MtCO2eq.”.

The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry is taking the lead in ensuring the availability of an enabling environment for the private sector’s engagement towards supporting the achievement of the country’s Vision 2030 through a low-carbon, climate-resilient development pathway, which is in line with the objectives of the draft e-mobility policy that we are launching today.

During the meeting, Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen unveiled plans for green-colored number plates designated for owners of electric vehicles (EVs) and electric motorcycles. He highlighted plans for further incentives to encourage the use of environmentally friendly technology, including discussions with governors to prioritize cheaper parking spaces for electric vehicles.