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In Kenya, an electric transport plan for clean air, climate

An employee at Ampersand carries a battery of an electric motorcycle at one of the charging stations in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2023. Ampersand, an African-based electric mobility company, began its Kenyan operations in May 2022. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) People stand near an Ampersand motorcycle battery charging station in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2023. Ampersand, an African-based electric mobility company, began its Kenyan operations in May 2022. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Alex Thuo, an employee of Ecobodaa Mobility, walks past electric motorcycles to be assembled at its warehouse in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2023. The company's flagship product is a motorcycle with two batteries, making it capable of covering 160 kilometers (100 miles) on one battery charge. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Alex Thuo, an employee from Ecobodaa Mobility, works at the electric motorcycle company’s warehouse in Nairobi, Kenya, on Jan. 23, 2023. Electric motorcycles are gaining traction in Kenya as private sector-led firms rush to set up charging points and battery-swapping stations to speed up the growth of cleaner transport and put the east African nation on a path toward fresher air and lower emissions. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Alex Thuo, an employee at Ecobodaa Mobility, lifts an electric motorcycle at its warehouse in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2023. Electric motorcycles are gaining traction in Kenya as private sector-led firms rush to set up charging points and battery-swapping stations to speed up the growth of cleaner transport and put the east African nation on a path toward fresher air and lower emissions. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Alex Thuo, an employee at Ecobodda mobility, works on an electric motorcycle at its warehouse in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2023. Electric motorcycles are gaining traction in Kenya as private sector-led firms rush to set up charging points and battery-swapping stations to speed up the growth of cleaner transport and put the east African nation on a path toward fresher air and lower emissions. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Alex Thuo, a technician at Ecobodaa Mobility, steps out of its warehouse for an electric motorcycle test drive around Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2023. Electric motorcycles are gaining traction in Kenya as private sector-led firms rush to set up charging points and battery-swapping stations to speed up the growth of cleaner transport and put the east African nation on a path toward fresher air and lower emissions. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) A man rides an electric motorcycle from Ampersand on a test drive in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 23, 2023. Electric motorcycles are gaining traction in Kenya as private sector-led firms rush to set up charging points and battery-swapping stations to speed up the growth of cleaner transport and put the east African nation on a path toward fresher air and lower emissions. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
In Kenya, an electric transport plan for clean air, climate