Racheal Njira Wanyamawi is a Principal Road and Rail Transport Officer at the State Department for Transport, driven by a passion for making Kenya’s transport system more efficient, sustainable, and people-centered. As Team Lead for the Promotion of Electric Mobility Project, she helped shape the National Electric Mobility Policy and the Institutional Implementation Framework. She is especially interested in the full journey of EV batteries, from powering vehicles on our roads to their end-of-life and circular reuse, because sustainability means thinking long term.
She has been part of efforts to reform public transport by supporting the formalization of the paratransit industry, and she contributed to drafting regulations for the ride-hailing sector as well as the upcoming taxi pricing policy. For her, transport is about more than systems and infrastructure; it is about improving lives, protecting the environment, making mobility inclusive for all, and creating opportunities for communities.
