UEFA Cup in Kenya: Electric Buses to Ferry Fans to Sarit Centre Viewing Point

UEFA Cup in Kenya: Electric Buses to Ferry Fans to Sarit Centre Viewing Point

  • The UEFA Champions League trophy was received at Statehouse Nairobi, Kenya by President William Ruto
  • Kenya is among the five countries selected to host trophy during the 2025 cup tour that kicked off in Vietnam
  • Football fans will get the chance to view the trophy at Sarit Expo Centre after digital taxi-hailing firm announced free transport

Nairobi, Kenya - Kenyans who wants to view the UEFA Champions League trophy will get free transport to the viewing point.

Little Cab will ferry Kenyans for free to UEFA Champions League trophy viewing.
Little Cab employees with CEO Kamal Budhabhatti during the flagging-off ceremony of 17 electric buses that will ferry football fans for. Photo: Little.
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Little Cab, a leading Ride Hailing Company announced plans to bring football fans closer to the UEFA Champions League trophy viewing point.

During the cup’s tour in Kenya, the company has been selected to ferry fans to the Sarit Expo Centre in Westlands, the venue where fans will have the opportunity to see and pose for photographs with the trophy while it is placed on a plinth

Kenya is one of only five African countries selected to host the trophy during the 2025 tour.

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President William Ruto received the trophy at the Statehouse, Nairobi, on Friday, May 2, 2025.

The month-long global tour kicked off in Vietnam on April 7, with Heineken, league sponsor, taking one of the most prestigious trophies in the sporting world to ‘hardcore’ football fans in Asia and Africa.

Little Kenya Regional Corporate Manager Nyawira Maina noted that the firm will release its 17 electric buses, in a move aimed at enhancing e-mobility for environmental conservation.

“We are very privileged to be part of the UEFA Cup Kenya tour, it gives us the opportunity to connect with local football fans, joining them in this rare occasion to get closer to the celebrated trophy.
“It will also be an opportunity to showcase the steps Little is taking on in protecting the environment through e-mobility, the buses that will be used to ferry fans from pick up locations-Kencom, Junction Mall, TRM and Imaara Mall-are all electric known for their minimal greenhouse gas emissions,” said Maina.

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Little Cab announced release plans of its electric mobility products: electric bikes and scooters earlier in March 2022 after spending years working on the design and efficiency of the bikes.

The development comes at a time when Kenya has been grappling with a severe fuel shortage that is causing a surge in fuel prices and negatively affecting the living standards of most Kenyans. Added to this is the air pollution in the region that is claiming lives and adversely affecting health.

Source: TUKO.co.ke

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