EPRA noted that electric mobility is recording the fastest growth among customer categories.Since President William Ruto officially launched Kenya’s national e-mobility programme on September 1, 2023, at the Mama Ngina Waterfront in Mombasa, electric motorcycles have increasingly found their way onto the country’s roads.According to the Electric Mobility Association of Kenya (EMAK), the premier representative body for the electric vehicle and e-mobility sector in Kenya, approximately 64,840 cumulative electric motorbikes have been registered from 2023 through mid-2026.These motorbikes introduced a different way of running a motorcycle business, from refueling to charging and battery swapping, and for some riders, the shift has changed how they think about daily operating costs, maintenance, and even the experience of riding.In the 2025/2026 Energy and Petroleum Statistics Report, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) noted that electric mobility is recording the fastest growth among customer categories.Electricity consumption by electric mobility increased by 143.01 percent, rising from 5.04 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the previous year to 12.25 GWh by June 2026.EPRA attributed the increase to growing uptake of the e-mobility tariff, with the number of e-mobility customers rising from 115 to 543 during the period.But while electric motorcycles are gaining ground, fue...
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