Feature: Kenyan motorcycle riders embrace electric bikes amid soaring fuel costs, green economy push

NAIROBI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's commercial motorcycle riders, popularly known in Kiswahili as Boda Boda, are planning to switch to electric motorcycles in their next purchases, given the rising fuel prices and the growing calls for a transition to a green economy.

John Kamwangi, a commercial rider in Kutus town, located in the heart of the central Kenyan county of Kirinyaga, said that he makes a daily net profit of 500 shillings (about 3.4 U.S. dollars) on average. Kamwangi currently spends nearly the same amount from his daily earnings on purchasing petrol or gasoline to fuel his motorcycle.