The Kenya-based firm developed an app on which small retailers in east Africa can log orders of various goods to restock their shops.
The move is a potentially welcome effort in a region where cities are grappling with growing air pollution caused by exhaust from run down and poorly serviced vehicles.“We truly do believe that electric vehicles are the future of mobility ... specifically in Africa, especially when it comes to powering commerce or retail across the continent,” said Daniel Yu, Sokowatch’s chief executive.
Sokowatch currently has 178 petrol-powered tuk tuks, in addition to the eight electric vehicles in Uganda, that it uses to deliver goods from its warehouses to 17 000 micro retailers across nine cities in east Africa.
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