When it comes to transport most average Nairobi worker's battle is always on convenience, cost-effectiveness, and time. In the past months, the fuel price has risen forcing people to dig deeper into their pockets to fund their daily commutes to work. Sometimes Nairobi can become frustrating when it comes to transport may be due to endless traffics jams or accidents. 
Geoffrey Omanje a local citizen came up with the idea of assembling electronic bikes locally. The battery-operated bikes are made and imported from china then assembled in Nairobi. This day a cost of a liter of petrol cost is around Sh129 and most of it will be consumed in traffics jams which mostly lasts for 2 hours. 
This Electronic bike can be charged like your phone and it takes 0.8 kilowatts of electric energy which cost approximately sh24. Funny thing is that a single charge can take you up to 50 kilometers. It only requires the rider to simply engage the throttle and they are good to go. You don’t need to peddle but there is an option of peddling if the powers go out.
The charger is a three-pin and can fit in an ordinary socket thus it is not complicated to charge it. But the most market for these bikes comes from outside Kenya. The biggest hindrance of these electronic bikes is the misconception about riders. They are associated with poverty and low life. That’s why it requires time for these electronic bikes to be on market. Also, young people can use these bikes for deliveries thus it can create job opportunities. Thus they are a lot of opportunities in this e-commerce sector in Kenya currently. An entry-level costs Sh75000 and the biggest luxury unit goes for around Sh18000. The biggest challenge is the high taxation when importing complete bikes.
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