{"id":2000125223,"date":"2026-09-07T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000125223"},"modified":"2026-09-07T11:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:44:02","slug":"spiro-promotes-clean-mobility-at-21st-kwita-izina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/spiro-promotes-clean-mobility-at-21st-kwita-izina\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiro promotes clean mobility at 21st Kwita Izina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The company was among the sponsors of the 21st edition of Kwita Izina, the annual gorilla naming ceremony held on Friday, September 5, 2026, in Kinigi, Musanze District, where 22 baby mountain gorillas were given names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to IGIHE, Spiro Rwanda’s Head of Commercial Department, Shanton Ngabire said the company participated in the event because environmental protection is central to its activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first thing we prioritise as Spiro is environmental conservation, so that we can have a better Rwanda. Every living thing deserves to be protected so that it can live in a clean environment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is why we came to join everyone else in ensuring that gorillas have a good environment where they can also breathe clean air.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ngabire said Spiro is also expanding the availability of electric motorcycles in districts surrounding Volcanoes National Park as part of efforts to reduce pollution from conventional motorcycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn addition to supporting conservation around the Volcanoes, we are working hard to help people switch from fuel powered motorcycles that pollute the environment to electric motorcycles, bringing cleaner transportation closer to them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spiro has expanded its operations in Musanze and other areas near the park. Ngabire said the company currently has 24 battery-swapping stations in Musanze and is continuing to expand towards Rubavu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll districts around Volcanoes National Park have branches where Spiro motorcycles are available,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company currently has more than 25,000 electric motorcycles operating in Rwanda and more than 350 battery-swapping stations across the country. It plans to continue expanding both its motorcycle fleet and charging infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond environmental benefits, Spiro has also become a source of employment in Rwanda. The company currently has 1,650 employees working in various areas of its operations, in addition to the motorcycle riders who use its electric motorcycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spiro was among the sponsors of the 21st Kwita Izina ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Twenty-two prominent figures named baby gorillas born over the past year. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spiro showcased its activities in Musanze during Kwita Izina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spiro Rwanda, a company that manufactures and distributes electric motorcycles, has said its participation in Kwita Izina is part of its commitment to supporting environmental conservation efforts in Rwanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000125224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000125223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000125224,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/dsc01634.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Spiro representatives joined conservation partners and other participants at the 21st Kwita Izina ceremony in Kinigi, Musanze District.","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1200,"height":799,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/dsc01634.jpg","width":1200,"height":799},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/dsc01634.jpg","width":1200,"height":799},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/dsc01634.jpg","width":1200,"height":799},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/dsc01634.jpg","width":1200,"height":799},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/09\/dsc01634.jpg","width":1200,"height":799}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000125223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000125223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000125223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000125230,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000125223\/revisions\/2000125230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000125224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000125223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000125223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000125223"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000125223"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000125223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}