Automotive industry in Kenya

The Automotive industry in Kenya is primarily involved in the assembly, retail and distribution of motor vehicles.

[2][3] The project was initiated in 1986 when then president Daniel arap Moi asked the University of Nairobi to develop the vehicles.

[8] The established dealers face intense competition from imported second-hand vehicles, mainly from Japan and United Arab Emirates.

[10] In the beginning of 2019, the Government of Kenya proposed to implement a National Automotive Policy which effectively would see an eventual ban on imports of second hand passenger and commercial vehicles.

However, this was faced with stiff resistance from the used car industry with the government eventually having to suspend their push to change the regulations on 7 May 2019.