Kenya locks out diesel buses from lucrative BRT project
A Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) Station under construction along Thika Road Superhighway at Safari Park footbridge, Nairobi, on June 4, 2021. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Petrol and diesel-powered buses have been locked out of the lucrative bus rapid transport (BRT) that will be launched on Thika and Mombasa roads in Kenya's capital Nairobi from June this year, as part of government efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Only electric and some hybrid vehicles, which use a mixture of electric and fossil fuel and those that use biofuels like hydrogen and biogas, will be deployed on the dedicated lane for large-capacity buses to ease traffic congestion.
