By PAUL WAFULAMore by this AuthorThe supplier of the Mercedes Benz buses to be used for the delayed bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Kenya will set up a local assembly plant in Nairobi. Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Charles Hinga said local manufacturers have also been given the required specifications for the BRT buses. The supplier of the buses will set up a local plant here to do the right specifications. Local suppliers have been given the specifications and they can also supply,” Mr Hinga said. He did not specify whether it is Mercedes Benz that will set up the plant or another company that is authorised to fabricate the buses on behalf of the South Africa-based supplier.

Source: Daily Nation January 13, 2020 03:11 UTC