Kiira Motors Corporation Trivia Questions

What is the name of the first electric vehicle developed in Africa?

The Vision 200
The Kiira EV
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kiira EVS

Correct Answer: The Kiira EV

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kiira EV was the first electric vehicle developed in Africa. It was developed by the Kiira Electric Vehicle Project, which was started by Makerere University in 2008. The vehicle was launched in 2011.

What is the name of the first hybrid vehicle developed in Africa?

The Vision 200
The Kiira EV
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kiira EVS

Correct Answer: The Kiira EVS

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kiira EVS was the first hybrid vehicle developed in Africa. It was developed by the Kiira Motors Corporation, which was established in 2014.

What is the name of the first solar electric bus developed in Africa?

The Vision 200
The Kiira EV
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kiira EVS

Correct Answer: The Kayoola Solar Bus

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola Solar Bus was the first solar electric bus developed in Africa. It was developed by the Kiira Motors Corporation, which was established in 2014.

What year was Kiira Motors Corporation founded?

2007
2011
2014
2016

Correct Answer: 2014

Correct Answer Explanation: Kiira Motors Corporation was founded in 2014. The company was formed to commercialize the Kiira Electric Vehicle Project, which had been developing electric vehicles since 2008.

What is the name of the Kiira Motors Corporation’s first electric city bus?

The Kiira EV
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kayoola EVS
The Kiira EVS SMACK

Correct Answer: The Kayoola EVS

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola EVS is Kiira Motors Corporation’s first electric city bus, and the company’s market-entry product.

Who are the two equity partners of Kiira Motors Corporation?

The Government of Uganda and Toyota
Makerere University and the Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda and the Government of Kenya
Toyota and Makerere University

Correct Answer: Makerere University and the Government of Uganda

Correct Answer Explanation: Kiira Motors Corporation is a state enterprise in Uganda. The two equity partners are the Government of the Republic of Uganda, represented by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Office of the President, and Makerere University.

How many acres of land were allocated for the establishment of the Kiira Vehicle Plant?

Correct Answer: 100

Correct Answer Explanation: The Government of Uganda, acting through the Uganda Investment Authority, allocated 100 acres of land for the establishment of the Kiira Vehicle Plant. The land is located at the Jinja Industrial and Business Park.

What is the name of the organization responsible for the construction of the Kiira Vehicle Plant?

Uganda Investment Authority (UIA)
National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)
Makerere University
Kiira Motors Corporation

Correct Answer: National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)

Correct Answer Explanation: National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kiira Motors Corporation for the construction of the Kiira Vehicle Plant Start-Up Facilities.

What is the estimated installed capacity of the Kiira Vehicle Plant?

2,500 vehicles annually
3,500 vehicles annually
5,000 vehicles annually
7,500 vehicles annually

Correct Answer: 5,000 vehicles annually

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kiira Vehicle Plant start-up facilities will have an installed capacity of 5,000 vehicles annually.

Which of these is NOT a product from Kiira Motors Corporation?

The Kayoola EVS
The Kiira EVS SMACK
The Bulamu Ventilator
The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer: The Bulamu Ventilator

Correct Answer Explanation: The Bulamu Ventilator was developed by Makerere University in close collaboration with KMC, ResilientAfrica Network, and in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, to combat COVID-19. It is not a product of Kiira Motors Corporation.

What is the name of the organization that recognized KMC for their initiatives in Green Mobility?

World Health Organization
Global Green Growth Institute
Frost & Sullivan
The United Nations

Correct Answer: Frost & Sullivan

Correct Answer Explanation: Kiira Motors Corporation was recognized by Frost & Sullivan for their initiatives in Green Mobility. They awarded KMC with the 2016 Frost & Sullivan Visionary Innovation Leadership Award in Sustainable Mobility.

What is the name of the company that Kiira Motors Corporation is partnering with to manufacture 5,000 electric vehicles annually?

CHTC Motor Company
Toyota
Nissan
General Motors

Correct Answer: CHTC Motor Company

Correct Answer Explanation: Kiira Motors Corporation is partnering with CHTC Motor Company, a subsidiary of the state-owned Sinomach Automobile Company, to manufacture 5,000 electric vehicles annually.

What is the name of the rapid bus service that Kiira Motors Corporation is supplying buses to?

Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS)
Uganda Bus Service
Kampala Bus Service
The National Bus Service

Correct Answer: Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS)

Correct Answer Explanation: Kiira Motors Corporation is supplying both electric and diesel buses to Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS) to establish a public rapid bus service in the Kampala metropolitan area.

How many buses is Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS) expecting from Kiira Motors Corporation in 2022?

Correct Answer: 30

Correct Answer Explanation: Kiira Motors Corporation is supplying 30 units of buses in 2022 to Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS) to establish a public rapid bus service in the Kampala metropolitan area.

What is the name of the vehicle designed and built by Kiira Motors Corporation that is a four-seater executive vehicle?

The Kayoola EVS
The Kiira EVS SMACK
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kiira EV

Correct Answer: The Kiira EVS SMACK

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kiira EVS SMACK is a vehicle designed and built by Kiira Motors Corporation that is a four-seater executive vehicle.

How many kilometers did the Kiira EVS SMACK travel during its nationwide tour?

3,650
5,000
7,500
10,000

Correct Answer: 3,650

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kiira EVS SMACK traveled over 3,650 kilometers on its nationwide tour, visiting numerous cities and towns.

What is the maximum range of the Kayoola EVS on a full charge?

150 kilometers
200 kilometers
250 kilometers
300 kilometers

Correct Answer: 300 kilometers

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola EVS has a range of up to 300 kilometers on a full charge, making it suitable for urban mass transportation.

What year did the Ugandan government release the final payment of its investment package for Kiira Motors Corporation?

2021
2022
2023
2024

Correct Answer: 2022

Correct Answer Explanation: In May 2022, the Ugandan Finance Ministry released the final Ush159 billion ($42 million) of the government’s Ush218 billion ($58 million) investment package for Kiira Motors Corporation.

What is the name of the organization that provides public rapid bus service in the Kampala metropolitan area?

Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS)
Uganda Bus Service
Kampala Bus Service
The National Bus Service

Correct Answer: Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS)

Correct Answer Explanation: Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS) is the organization that provides public rapid bus service in the Kampala metropolitan area.

What is the name of the global consortium that took part in a Vehicle Design Summit (VDS) to design and bring to market a 5-Seater plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in 2007?

The World Automotive Design Summit
The Global Automotive Design Consortium
The Vehicle Design Summit (VDS)
The International Automotive Design Forum

Correct Answer: The Vehicle Design Summit (VDS)

Correct Answer Explanation: The Vehicle Design Summit (VDS) is the name of the global consortium that took part in a Vehicle Design Summit (VDS) to design and bring to market a 5-Seater plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in 2007.

What is the name of the low-cost medical ventilator developed by Makerere University in close collaboration with KMC, ResilientAfrica Network, and in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation?

The Kiira Ventilator
The Uganda Ventilator
The Bulamu Ventilator
The Africa Ventilator

Correct Answer: The Bulamu Ventilator

Correct Answer Explanation: The Bulamu Ventilator is the name of the low-cost medical ventilator developed by Makerere University in close collaboration with KMC, ResilientAfrica Network, and in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, to combat COVID-19.

How many fully assembled buses did KMC possess as of June 2024?

Correct Answer: 39

Correct Answer Explanation: As of June 2024, KMC possessed 39 fully assembled buses, with 27 being electric and 12 being low-emission diesel.

What is the maximum speed of the Kayoola Diesel Coach?

120 km/h
140 km/h
160 km/h
180 km/h

Correct Answer: 140 km/h

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola Diesel Coach is able to achieve a top speed of 140 km/h.

How many jobs is the establishment of the Kiira Vehicle Plant estimated to create?

940 direct jobs
1,200 direct jobs
2,000 direct jobs
2,500 direct jobs

Correct Answer: 2,000 direct jobs

Correct Answer Explanation: The full-scale plant operation is estimated to create over 2,000 direct jobs and 12,000 indirect jobs.

What year did the President of Uganda lay the Foundation Stone for the Kiira Vehicle Plant?

2019
2020
2021
2022

Correct Answer: 2021

Correct Answer Explanation: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of the Republic of Uganda, laid the Foundation Stone for the Kiira Vehicle Plant on 14 August 2021.

What is the name of the university responsible for developing the Kiira Electric Vehicle Project?

University of Kampala
Makerere University
Uganda Christian University
Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Correct Answer: Makerere University

Correct Answer Explanation: Makerere University is the university responsible for developing the Kiira Electric Vehicle Project.

What is the name of the country that is expected to be the first market for the Kayoola EVS bus?

Kenya
Tanzania
South Africa
Uganda

Correct Answer: Uganda

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola EVS bus is expected to be first launched in Uganda.

Who is the current Chief Executive Officer of Kiira Motors Corporation?

Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa
Paul Isaac Musasizi
Yoweri Museveni
Ruhakana Rugunda

Correct Answer: Paul Isaac Musasizi

Correct Answer Explanation: Paul Isaac Musasizi is the current Chief Executive Officer of Kiira Motors Corporation.

What is the name of the company that Kiira Motors Corporation is collaborating with to manufacture different varieties of Kayoola EVS buses?

Luweero Industries
Uganda Bus Service
Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS)
Kampala Bus Service

Correct Answer: Luweero Industries

Correct Answer Explanation: Kiira Motors Corporation is collaborating with Luweero Industries to manufacture different varieties of Kayoola EVS buses.

What is the estimated retail price of the Bulamu Ventilator?

$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000

Correct Answer: $3,000

Correct Answer Explanation: The Bulamu Ventilator is expected to retail at about US$3,000, compared to US$25,000 for an imported medical ventilator.

Who is the Executive Chairman of Kiira Motors Corporation?

Paul Isaac Musasizi
Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa
Yoweri Museveni
Ruhakana Rugunda

Correct Answer: Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa

Correct Answer Explanation: Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa is the Executive Chairman of Kiira Motors Corporation.

What is the name of the Kiira Motors Corporation’s first electric highway coach?

The Kiira EVS
The Kayoola EVS
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer: The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola Coach is the Kiira Motors Corporation’s first electric highway coach. It is available in both electric and diesel variations.

What is the name of the President of Uganda that laid the Foundation Stone for the Kiira Vehicle Plant?

Yoweri Museveni
Milton Obote
Idi Amin
Apollo Milton Obote

Correct Answer: Yoweri Museveni

Correct Answer Explanation: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of the Republic of Uganda, laid the Foundation Stone for the Kiira Vehicle Plant on 14 August 2021.

What is the name of the Ministry that represents the Government of Uganda as an equity partner of Kiira Motors Corporation?

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
The Ministry of Works and Transport
The Ministry of Education and Sports

Correct Answer: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Correct Answer Explanation: The Government of the Republic of Uganda is represented by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Office of the President, as an equity partner of Kiira Motors Corporation.

What is the name of the vehicle that Kiira Motors Corporation is producing that is designed and built for urban mass transportation?

The Kayoola Coach
The Kiira EVS
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kiira EV

Correct Answer: The Kayoola EVS

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola EVS is Kiira Motors Corporation’s first electric city bus, and the company’s market-entry product, designed and built for urban mass transportation.

What is the name of the organization that provides electricity to the Kiira Vehicle Plant?

Umeme
National Water and Sewerage Corporation
Uganda Investment Authority
National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)

Correct Answer: Umeme

Correct Answer Explanation: Umeme is the organization that provides electricity to the Kiira Vehicle Plant. They completed the construction and installation of a 3.7 kilometers (2 mi) long 33kV medium voltage electricity line connecting the Kiira Vehicle Plant Site to the national electricity grid.

What is the name of the organization that provides water to the Kiira Vehicle Plant?

Umeme
National Water and Sewerage Corporation
Uganda Investment Authority
National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)

Correct Answer: National Water and Sewerage Corporation

Correct Answer Explanation: National Water and Sewerage Corporation completed the construction and installation of a 5.4 kilometers (3 mi) long 6-inch water pipeline connecting the plant site to the municipal water supply system.

What is the name of the organization that has provided sample parts development and accreditation of the production part manufacturing system for Kiira Motors Corporation?

Umeme
National Water and Sewerage Corporation
Uganda Investment Authority
PPDA

Correct Answer: PPDA

Correct Answer Explanation: Kiira Motors Corporation has secured accreditation from PPDA for an alternative system for procurement of auto-parts suppliers providing for sample parts development and accreditation of the production part manufacturing system.

How long is the perimeter fence that was constructed around the Kiira Vehicle Plant site?

1.4 kilometers
2.5 kilometers
3.6 kilometers
5.4 kilometers

Correct Answer: 3.6 kilometers

Correct Answer Explanation: The scope of work for NEC included the construction of a 3.6 kilometers (2 mi) perimeter fence and two gates.

What is the name of the first vehicle developed under the Kiira Electric Vehicle Project?

The Kiira EV
The Kiira EVS
The Kayoola EVS
The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer: The Kiira EV

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kiira EV was the first vehicle developed under the Kiira Electric Vehicle Project.

What is the name of the organization responsible for the development of the Bulamu Ventilator?

Makerere University
ResilientAfrica Network
Kiira Motors Corporation
All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above

Correct Answer Explanation: Makerere University, in close collaboration with KMC, ResilientAfrica Network, and in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, developed the Bulamu Ventilator.

What is the name of the electric vehicle developed by Kiira Motors Corporation that has undertaken a nationwide tour in excess of 3,650 kilometers?

The Kayoola EVS
The Kiira EV
The Kiira EVS SMACK
The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer: The Kiira EVS SMACK

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kiira EVS SMACK, a four-seater executive vehicle built off the Kiira EV SMACK platform, has undertaken a nationwide tour in excess of 3,650 kilometers.

What is the name of the bus that was used to offer Airport Transfer Services between Entebbe International Airport and Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort for delegates during the EU-Uganda Business Forum in March 2020?

The Kiira EVS
The Kayoola EVS
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer: The Kayoola EVS

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola EVS buses were used to offer Airport Transfer Services between Entebbe International Airport and Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort for delegates during the EU-Uganda Business Forum in March 2020.

What is the name of the organization that signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kiira Motors Corporation for the construction of the Kiira Vehicle Plant Start-Up Facilities?

Umeme
National Water and Sewerage Corporation
National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)
Uganda Investment Authority

Correct Answer: National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)

What is the name of the Act that provides for the Force Account Mechanism used to construct the Kiira Vehicle Plant?

The Uganda Investment Authority Act
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act (PPDA)
The National Enterprise Corporation Act
The Kiira Motors Corporation Act

Correct Answer: The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act (PPDA)

Correct Answer Explanation: The Force Account Mechanism used to construct the Kiira Vehicle Plant is provided for under Section 95(A) of the PPDA Act, 2003 (as amended).

What is the name of the vehicle that the team from the Faculty of Technology at Makerere University was responsible for designing and integrating the Low Power Electronics and Data Networking Systems in 2007?

The Kiira EV
The Kiira EVS
The Vision 200
The Kayoola EVS

Correct Answer: The Vision 200

Correct Answer Explanation: The team from the Faculty of Technology at Makerere University was responsible for designing and integrating the Low Power Electronics and Data Networking Systems for the Vision 200 in 2007.

What is the name of the organization that is expected to be the first customer of the Kayoola EVS bus?

Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS)
Uganda Bus Service
Kampala Bus Service
The National Bus Service

Correct Answer: Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS)

Correct Answer Explanation: Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS) is expected to be the first customer of the Kayoola EVS bus.

What is the name of the first fully electric, low floor city bus specifically designed for Urban Mass Transportation?

The Kiira EVS
The Kayoola EVS
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer: The Kayoola EVS

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola EVS is the first fully electric, low floor city bus specifically designed for Urban Mass Transportation.

What is the name of the organization that is expected to be the second customer of the Kayoola EVS bus?

Tondeka Metro Bus Service (TMBS)
Tanzania
South Africa
Eswatini

Correct Answer: Tanzania

Correct Answer Explanation: Tanzania is expected to be the second customer of the Kayoola EVS bus.

What is the name of the vehicle platform that the Kiira EVS SMACK is built off of?

The Kiira EV platform
The Kiira EVS platform
The Kayoola EVS platform
The Kayoola Coach platform

Correct Answer: The Kiira EV SMACK platform

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kiira EVS SMACK is a four-seater executive vehicle built off the Kiira EV SMACK platform.

What is the name of the organization that was responsible for the Development of the Domestic Automotive Value Chain for job and wealth creation?

Makerere University
Kiira Motors Corporation
The Government of Uganda
The National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)

Correct Answer: Kiira Motors Corporation

Correct Answer Explanation: Kiira Motors Corporation was established to champion the Development of the Domestic Automotive Value Chain for job and wealth creation and commercialize the Kiira Electric Vehicle Project.

What is the name of the person who was the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation as of May 2021?

Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa
Paul Isaac Musasizi
David Omara Oleke Obong
Ruhakana Rugunda

Correct Answer: David Omara Oleke Obong

Correct Answer Explanation: David Omara Oleke Obong was the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation as of May 2021.

What is the name of the vehicle that was used to transport the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament of Uganda from the Source of the Nile Bridge to the Kiira Vehicle Plant Site in Jinja?

The Kiira EVS
The Kayoola EVS
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer: The Kayoola EVS

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola EVS was used to transport the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament of Uganda from the Source of the Nile Bridge to the Kiira Vehicle Plant Site in Jinja.

What is the name of the organization that is responsible for overseeing the project governance and management structures of the Kiira Electric Vehicle Project?

Makerere University
Kiira Motors Corporation
The Government of Uganda
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Correct Answer: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Correct Answer Explanation: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation is responsible for establishing and overseeing the project governance and management structures of the Kiira Electric Vehicle Project.

What is the name of the organization that is responsible for the accreditation of the production part manufacturing system for Kiira Motors Corporation?

Umeme
National Water and Sewerage Corporation
Uganda Investment Authority
PPDA

Correct Answer: PPDA

What is the name of the organization that is responsible for the construction of the Assembly Shop, Offices, R&D Space, Materials Storage Areas, Overhead Water Reservoir, Container Yards, Finished Vehicle Park Yard, and Plant Monument?

Umeme
National Water and Sewerage Corporation
National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)
Uganda Investment Authority

Correct Answer: National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)

Correct Answer Explanation: National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) is responsible for the construction of the Assembly Shop, Offices, R&D Space, Materials Storage Areas, Overhead Water Reservoir, Container Yards, Finished Vehicle Park Yard, and Plant Monument.

What is the name of the person who was the Acting University Secretary for Makerere University as of May 2021?

Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa
Paul Isaac Musasizi
David Omara Oleke Obong
Yusuf Kiranda

Correct Answer: Yusuf Kiranda

Correct Answer Explanation: Yusuf Kiranda was the Acting University Secretary for Makerere University as of May 2021.

What is the name of the vehicle that was used to transport Uganda Government Communication Officers from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Offices in Kampala to the Kiira Vehicle Plant Site in Jinja?

The Kiira EVS
The Kayoola EVS
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer: The Kayoola EVS

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola EVS was used to transport Uganda Government Communication Officers from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Offices in Kampala to the Kiira Vehicle Plant Site in Jinja.

What is the name of the organization that is responsible for the construction of the Servicing Facilities including the Plant Campus Circulation Roads, Power Distribution, Water Distribution, I.T Network Backbone, Drainage and Waste (Water and Solid) Management Systems?

Umeme
National Water and Sewerage Corporation
National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)
Uganda Investment Authority

Correct Answer: National Enterprise Corporation (NEC)

Correct Answer Explanation: National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) is responsible for the construction of the Servicing Facilities including the Plant Campus Circulation Roads, Power Distribution, Water Distribution, I.T Network Backbone, Drainage and Waste (Water and Solid) Management Systems.

What is the name of the vehicle that is powered by a 6-cylinder turbo charged inter cooled Cummins engine, providing over 375 horsepower, and able to achieve a top speed of 140 km/h?

The Kiira EV
The Kayoola EVS
The Kayoola Solar Bus
The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer: The Kayoola Coach

Correct Answer Explanation: The Kayoola Diesel Coach is powered by a 6-cylinder turbo charged inter cooled Cummins engine, providing over 375 horsepower, and able to achieve a top speed of 140 km/h.

What is the name of the person who was the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University as of May 2021?

Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa
Paul Isaac Musasizi
David Omara Oleke Obong
Barnabas Nawangwe

Correct Answer: Barnabas Nawangwe

Correct Answer Explanation: Barnabas Nawangwe was the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University as of May 2021.