A Kenyan innovator has won a cash prize of Sh2 million (US$20,000) for his electric wheelchair that can withstand potholes and untarmacked roads. Lincoln Wamae, founder of Linccell Technology, also won three months of technical dedicated support to scale up his innovation. So far, Wamae has sold more than 12 electric wheelchairs in Kenya and aims to expand the innovation through the prize money and the support. To-date we are on course with that mission and have designed, built and delivered more than a dozen electric wheelchairs, bicycles and scooters in Kenya," Wamae said. Linccell Technology is a startup that is leading in the electric personal mobility industry in Kenya and is based in Nairobi's Githurai 45 estate.

Source: The Star June 19, 2020 09:56 UTC