Charging Ahead: Kiira Motors Electrifies Uganda's Transit

Charging Ahead: Kiira Motors Electrifies Uganda's Transit Future

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In this episode, Alex Taremwa sits down with Thatcher Mpanga Nakimuli, the Product Design Manager at Kiira Motors Corporation, to discuss the journey of Africa’s first solar bus maker and the future of the e-mobility sector in Uganda. Thatcher, an architect by profession, not only leads the designing of the cars produced at the Kiira Motors Plant, but she also designed all the structures at their 100-acre campus in Jinja Industrial and Business Park. This podcast is produced as part of the Climate Action Hub under the auspices of Africa No Filter and the Mastercard Foundation.

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