ALLAN CLEFFORD TUGUME (ACT) Akiiki

Husband, Father , Business Strategist & Motivation Speaker, Activist, politician, Author , Philanthropist .

[Hon. Eng Asiimwe Jonard. @EngJonard]

E-Bus Express: Redefining the Future of Urban Mobility in Uganda!

E-Bus Express is not merely introducing electric buses onto Uganda’s roads; it is redefining the future of urban mobility. At a time when cities across Africa are grappling with congestion, pollution, rising transport costs, and growing populations, Uganda is demonstrating that sustainable, efficient, and technologically advanced public transportation can be designed, manufactured, and deployed locally.

The inauguration of the new Board of E-Bus Express under Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) marks a significant milestone in this national journey. Selected on merit and entrusted with a transformative mandate, the Board assumes leadership at a critical moment when innovation, sustainability, and strategic governance are becoming indispensable drivers of modern transportation systems.

Globally, transportation contributes nearly 24% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. Simultaneously, urban populations continue to expand, increasing pressure on public infrastructure and mobility networks. These realities demand smarter solutions. E-Bus Express answers this call through clean-energy public transport that enhances efficiency, reduces environmental impact, and improves the quality of urban life.

Designed and manufactured through Uganda’s growing engineering and innovation capabilities, E-Bus Express buses accommodate up to 90 passengers and can travel approximately 300 kilometres on a single charge. Integrated digital systems, cashless payment solutions, improved passenger safety features, and lower operating costs position the service among the most progressive public transportation models on the continent.

Beyond mobility, E-Bus Express represents the commercialization of Ugandan innovation.
Through Kiira Motors Corporation, Uganda has established local vehicle manufacturing capabilities, including the Kiira Vehicle Plant in Jinja with an annual production capacity of 2,500 vehicles. National electric vehicle production capacity has expanded significantly in recent years, reflecting growing confidence in the country's science, technology, and innovation ecosystem.

The ambition is equally compelling. Plans to deploy 1,500 electric buses supported by an extensive charging infrastructure across major urban centres have the potential to transform public transportation, stimulate industrial growth, create thousands of skilled jobs, and significantly reduce transport-related emissions. Such investments position Uganda not merely as a consumer of technology but as a producer of solutions capable of serving regional and continental markets.

The credibility of this vision has already been demonstrated. In 2026, a Ugandan-manufactured electric bus successfully completed a 13,600-kilometre Trans-African expedition, showcasing the reliability, endurance, and competitiveness of locally developed technology. This achievement affirmed that African innovation can compete effectively on a global stage.

Central to this transformation is the Buy Uganda, Build Uganda (BUBU) policy. Every locally manufactured bus strengthens domestic industries, supports Ugandan enterprises, creates employment opportunities, retains value within the national economy, and advances industrial self-reliance. Sustainable mobility must therefore be accompanied by sustainable economic empowerment.

The inauguration of the new Board of E-Bus Express signals far more than a governance milestone. It reflects a shared commitment to advancing homegrown innovation, sustainable mobility, and national development. With visionary leadership, strategic execution, and unwavering dedication to excellence, E-Bus Express is transforming transportation from a challenge into an opportunity.

Hon. Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki
Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation
Office of the President - Uganda

[Hon. Eng Asiimwe Jonard. @EngJonard]

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[Hon. Eng Asiimwe Jonard. @EngJonard]

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[ALLAN CLEFFORD TUGUME (ACT) Akiiki @ACLEFFORD]

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[ALLAN CLEFFORD TUGUME (ACT) Akiiki @ACLEFFORD]

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[Muhoozi Kainerugaba @mkainerugaba]

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[ALLAN CLEFFORD TUGUME (ACT) Akiiki @ACLEFFORD]

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[Yoweri K Museveni @KagutaMuseveni]

Today, I engaged with officers undertaking a course at the Senior Command and Staff College, Kimaka, 52 of whom are students drawn from across the continent. We discussed strategic security, wealth creation, ICT, population growth and the dangers of sectarianism.
I emphasized that Africa’s future lies in economic and political integration, guided by Patriotism and Pan-Africanism. We must build the capacity to defend our interests in all spheres while creating prosperity and opportunities for our people.
I congratulate the students and wish them good luck.

[ALLAN CLEFFORD TUGUME (ACT) Akiiki @ACLEFFORD]

Opportunity knocks on the door only once; it never breaks it down or waits forever. Those who recognize its arrival& act with courage often change the course of their destiny, while hesitation and doubt allow the moment to fade into regret. Time moves silently, missed opportunity

[ALLAN CLEFFORD TUGUME (ACT) Akiiki @ACLEFFORD]

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[ALLAN CLEFFORD TUGUME (ACT) Akiiki @ACLEFFORD]

@mkainerugaba Long live my revolutionary Leader @mkainerugaba

[Muhoozi Kainerugaba @mkainerugaba]

I absolutely and never have believed in the inviobility of a legal profession in Uganda that is dedicated to the destruction of the 1986 revolution.

[ALLAN CLEFFORD TUGUME (ACT) Akiiki @ACLEFFORD]

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[Maureen Atuhaire @momocherise]

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[Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat🇺🇬 @STIsecretariat]

STI HANDOVER HIGHLIGHTS.
Making Uganda the Best.

[Hon. Eng Asiimwe Jonard. @EngJonard]

Today, I attended in the presentation of the FY2026/27 - Uganda's National Budget, which reinforces a defining national proposition: sustainable wealth is created when knowledge is commercialised, innovation is industrialised, & technology is deployed at scale. As Uganda advances the full monetisation of her economy through commercial agriculture, industrialisation, digital transformation, & expanded market access, science, technology, & innovation will remain the catalytic drivers of productivity, value addition, competitiveness, & inclusive economic growth. The most strategic resource of the modern economy is no longer raw material alone, but the capacity to generate, apply, & scale knowledge for national development.

This Budget is therefore not merely a fiscal statement; it is a blueprint for transforming Uganda’s productive sectors into engines of prosperity. From precision agriculture & agro-industrialisation to digital platforms that connect enterprises to regional & global markets, the opportunity before us is to convert innovation into enterprise, research into industry, & ideas into measurable socioeconomic impact.