Kiira Motors, under the Ministry of Works and Transport recently launched the Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition, a remarkable 30-day journey spanning over 13,000 kilometers across six African nations: Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa.
Speaking to the team embarking the journey, Gen Katumba Wamala, the Minister of works said that this move is meant to send a message to the world, on Uganda’s technology and Africa’s capacity to shape a sustainable future.
The Kayoola E-Coach 13M Model being used is a premium inter-city, high-floor electric bus aimed at addressing the need for novel and innovative transportation, an impressive driving range of 500 kms on a single charge
As of December 2nd, 2025, the Electric Kayoola E-Coach bus successfully completed journey across Zambia, showcasing its strength and reliability.
The Journey which commenced on November 20th, 2025, started from Namboole Stadium, across the Equator, and into Tanzania via Mutukula, marking its first border crossing covering 232 kms.
From Mutukula, they crossed to Biharamulo, Tanzania, drove from Kagoma, through Kahama, and landed safely in Singida.
The team charged at Mutukula Border, Biharamulo, Kahama, Singida, and Dodoma, covering mileage 1,897 kms and consuming energy of 1,650 kWh.
The team then crossed into Nakonde, Zambia via the Tuduma in Tanzania where they hit 2000kms out of the 13,000kms.
According to Eng Fred Matovu, in-charge of the charging infrastructure, they have faced challenges in their journey because the designated spots that were meant for charging have insufficient power voltage and there’s not charging network along the route. However, as the engineering team, they have been able to improvise, by moving ahead of the bus and finding charging spots.
As the team heads to Botswana, the Grand Trans-Africa ELECTRIC Expedition has now covered over 3,000km, validating the reliability, safety and efficiency of the Kayoola E-Coach, now in Livingstone, Zambia, just 70 km from the Botswana border at Kazungula.
