Nyayo Car
Illustration — Nyayo Pioneer (1990) The Nyayo Car was a project made by the Kenyan government to plan and manufacture Kenyan cars. The project was initiated in 1986 when then president Daniel arap Moi asked the University of Nairobi to develop these vehicles. Five prototypes were made, they were known as the Pioneer Nyayo Cars and they could achieve a top speed of up to 120 km/h.
Nyayo Car
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- Founded
- 1986
- Headquarters
- Nairobi
- Activity
- automotive industry
- Dissolved
- 1999
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Illustration — Nyayo Pioneer (1990) The Nyayo Car was a project made by the Kenyan government to plan and manufacture Kenyan cars. The project was initiated in 1986 when then president Daniel arap Moi asked the University of Nairobi to develop these vehicles. Five prototypes were made, they were known as the Pioneer Nyayo Cars and they could achieve a top speed of up to 120 km/h.
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The Nyayo Motor Corporation was established to mass-produce these cars. However, due to a lack of funds, the car never entered production. The Nyayo Motor Corporation was later renamed to Numerical Machining Complex Limited, manufacturing metal parts for various local industries. The car became a synonym for the many white elephants that signified the government of the day.
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1986
Nyayo Car established.
1986
Nyayo Car is recorded from 1986.
1999
Nyayo Car ceased.
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- 1.From the Nyayo car to the Opibus, Kenya's motor innovation and manufacturing history. Global Voices. 2022-02-02.
- 2.Evening Times.
- 3.Lawrence Journal-World.
- 4.Evening Times.
- 5.Reporter, Nairobian. Why Nyayo motor cars project collapsed. Standard Entertainment.
- 6.The Nyayo Pioneer: How Moi's dream of a Kenyan-made car flopped. Citizen Digital. 2020-02-04.
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