Kenya throws car manufacturers under the bus in BRT withdrawal

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An alternative plan will now see the private sector purchase the buses.
This will be through a consortium of public transport sector operators.
The move now complicates a Buy-Kenya-Build-Kenya initiative the government had with local vehicle assemblers.

The government has withdrawn from the planned Sh1.64 billion purchase of high capacity buses for use in the Bus Rapid Transit system.

This dims hopes among local manufacturers, who had been assured that they would supply half of the vehicles.