Kenyan Man Makes Unique 3-Wheeled Car, Says It Costs Ksh 450K

• A self-made engineer from Athi River, Kenny Saota, has built a three-wheeled vehicle, which cost him KSh 450,000
• He told Tuko.co.ke that this is the second vehicle he has made and plans to assemble even more if he gets funding
• Saota hopes to establish a fully functional workshop to manufacture cars for persons with disabilities

Kenny Saota, a Kenyan living in Athi River, Machakos county, has assembled a three-wheeled vehicle.

Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Saota revealed that the vehicle took him two weeks to make and cost him around KSh 450,000.

He, however, noted that he is yet to finish up the interior of the car to add a sound system and some wiring.

“I spent around KSh 450,000 to make this car, which took me about two weeks. I plan to add a sound system and some little wiring,” he said.

The creative Kenyan youth revealed that this is his first self-made car, and he built another one in 2023 named Aviator.

“I also have another three-wheel car I made last year; this is actually my second one, and I plan to make more,” he explained.

Future plans for Athi River youth

Saota said he is looking for sponsors and people who can invest in his idea to make more cars.

He noted that his dream is to have a fully functional workshop where he will make disability-friendly solar-energy vehicles.

“I want companies like Toyota to see the kind of work I do so that they can invest in my business. The end goal is to have a workshop and make cars for persons with disabilities,” the mechanic stated.

The self-made engineer told TUKO.coke that he could sell the car for KSh 500,000 once he gets a vehicle’s engine.

“Right now, it is using a motorbike’s engine, but I plan to have one for the vehicle fitted soon,” he said.

Kenyan transforms KSh 150k worth car to KSh 1.05m

Elsewhere, a Kenyan man shared photos of a car he transformed into a new model valued at KSh 1.05 million, up from KSh 150k on X.

Antony Mbugua revealed it took him three weeks to complete the external makeover of the vehicle.

He noted that he received a call from a customer in Mombasa who requested that he pick up the car and bring it to his garage in Nairobi for the makeover, which cost him KSh 200,000.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke