Digital taxi companies, including Bolt and its US rival Uber, have heavily promoted e-bikes in Kenya as both a climate-friendly and commercially viable alternative.
By
Dennis Musau
Technology Correspondent
Nation Media Group
An 18-kilometre off-peak ride from Nairobi’s city centre costs about Sh230 on an electric motorcycle on the Bolt app. The same trip on a petrol-powered motorbike costs Sh290.
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