As part of the government’s efforts to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, petrol and diesel-powered buses have been excluded from the lucrative bus rapid transport (BRT) system.
The Transport Ministry issued a formal invitation to tender for the contract on Tuesday.
Only electric and certain hybrid cars that use a combination of electric and fossil fuels, as well as vehicles that use biofuels like hydrogen and biogas, will be deployed on the dedicated lane for large-capacity buses.
The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Likoni, James Gichuru-Rironi, and Bomas to Ruiru roads are priority corridors.
Ngong Road, Juja, Mama Lucy, T-Mall, and Balozi to Imara are some of the other motorways.
Kenya is looking to award up to 12-year concessions to private companies to operate the BRT, which is intended to reduce traffic congestion in Nairobi.
According to local environmental experts, fossil fuel-powered automobiles, buses, and matatus release a significant amount of carbon dioxide in Nairobi on a daily basis.
Effords to regulate the industry has been met with resistance from the matatu industry.
