Rwanda has introduced a public e-mobility bike-sharing transport initiative. The new bike-sharing transport initiative is called GuraRide and it is powered by a company known as Gura Universal Link.
Bikes are picked and payment is made online via an app: a single ride, daily, monthly and annual tickets.
According to the company, changing the way transportation is perceived in Africa, starting with Rwanda is its objective as it lays out the foundation to make micro-mobility avaialble across the country.
The bikes can be picked up at stations across Kigali and payment is made online. The company offers four ride packages via an app: a single ride, daily, monthly and annual tickets. They will be used free of charge for the first three months with fair ride costs to be introduced subsequently. This will be the first phase of the bikeshare rollout, and the network will be expanded to other parts of the city as feasible.
It also recently announced partnership with the the City of Kigali on a campaign to promote non-motorized transport as one of the resource efficient travel modes that is environmentally friendly, improves health of citizens, and is safe for users.
As part of the partnership, the company is now installing modern green mobility ridesharing docking stations across two networks (City Center & Gisimenti- Kimironko corridors) with each station having provision for at least 5 bikes.
