SGR and Nairobi Expressway have helped to reduce carbon emissions on our roads

The SGR Railway above the two-lane Nairobi -Mombasa road. [File, Standard]

The sustainability and security of East Africa's transport industry came under sharp focus at the second edition of the Africa Mashariki Transport Awards, and Expo held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre from October 11 to 13, 2023, under the theme, 'Driving Towards a Sustainable and Secure Future: Green Energy and Safety in Transport'.

Green energy refers to the push for increased use of renewable, non-fossil forms of energy in transportation to minimise the possible adverse effects of the industry on the environment, specifically the emission of carbon dioxide into the environment, in line with the global target of net zero emissions by the year 2050.