German Embassy Launches Roadmap to E-mobility Kenya

The German Embassy in Kenya and AHK Services Eastern Africa Ltd on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, launched the “Roadmap to e Mobility Kenya."

Speaking during the event held at Hotel Parkinn Radisson, German Deputy Ambassador Thomas Wimmer said: "This newly announced roadmap indicates that Kenya is ready for a structured and well-planned transition to e-Mobility.

Mr. Wimmer added, "Kenya has indeed been a pioneer in the energy sector, and has achieved over 90% of its energy generation mix from renewable energy sources. We expect that Kenya will once again be a leader in the field of e-mobility, and that this Roadmap will provide the impetus to make this a reality."

Speaking during the event, Country Director at AHK Services Eastern Africa Maren Diale Schellschmidt mentioned that there was no overarching framework galvanizing the activities and strategies in accelerating e-Mobility

“Despite the regulatory, technological developments and demonstrated goodwill from the government, there is no overarching framework galvanizing the activities and strategies of the sector’s players in accelerating e-Mobility.

"The Embassy and we have commissioned this high-level landscape assessment as a knowledge base and precursor to accelerating the uptake of e-Mobility applications in Kenya in response to this reality”, Mr. Schellschmidt stated. 

AHK is the service company of the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa. 

The event was graced by Hon. Mohamed Elmi— Cabinet Administrative Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forestry, Dr. Eng. Joseph K. Njoroge — Principal Secretary, State Department for Transport at the Ministry of Transport, Eng. Isaac Kiva — Secretary for Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Energy, Mr. Thomas Wimmer – Deputy Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Kenya and Maren Diale-Schellschmidt – Delegate of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa.