Can Kenya electrify its bus fleet?

Here in the UK, electric transport has been for the rich first, with the electric car market dominated by expensive options. It’s not like that everywhere. In China people have been able to shift to electric bikes in big numbers. In India it’s three-wheelers that have broken through. And in Kenya, it may be bus passengers that benefit first from the electric transport revolution.

In much of Africa, Asia and South America, buses are the heart of the transport system. Cities and towns are ofte...