President William Ruto on Sunday broke protocol and drove himself to Kenyatta International Convention Centre(KICC) in a tiny electric car.
The Head of State posted a live 2-minute video of himself driving the two-seater MG Comet to KICC where preparations for the Africa Climate Summit were underway.
The President was only accompanied by one security motorcycle, a departure from his usual convoy that has no less than 10 cars and five security motorcycles.
Below is the video:
State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed, in a statement, noted that the Head of State made the unpopular choice to show his commitment to adopting electric vehicles.
"President Ruto leads by example, driving himself to KICC in an electric car and an all-electric motorcade to connect with Africa's Youth on their climate declaration ahead of the Africa Climate Summit tomorrow," stated Mohammed.
The Africa Climate Summit, scheduled from September 4 to September 6, 2023, is focused on addressing the global and African-specific impacts of climate change.
President Ruto, who is set to host 24 heads of state, has confirmed that urgent action is needed to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The Head of State has maintained that the Summit will serve as a platform to inform, frame, and influence commitments, pledges, and outcomes, ultimately leading to the development of an effective plan to curb the climate change.
Rollout of Electric Motorcycles
On September 1, Ruto launched electric bikes in Nakuru and Nairobi counties and promised to rollout in other counties in due time.
At the time, he clarified that the introduction of electric bikes would decrease business costs, particularly benefitting the youth in the boda industry and reduce carbon emissions .
Last month, Ruto revealed that Kenya will produce at least 200,000 electric bikes by the end of 2024, nearly 100 times from the current 2,000.
