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A South African court is set to deliver judgement in a logo standoff between the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the newly formed uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, which is backed by former President Jacob Zuma. Kenya's state-owned power company plans to invest 302.5m Kenyan shillings ($2.2m; £1.5m) in e-mobility projects over the next three years.
The ANC accuses MK party of violating the country's trademarks laws by using the name and logo similar to that of the governing party’s disbanded military wing, uMkhonto weSizwe. Most of the money will be spent on setting up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations around the country, in addition to Kenya Power's second charging station launched on Monday.
The ruling party believes the use of the name by the new party would lead to voter confusion in the upcoming May polls. Kenya Power said in a statement that it was looking to set up nine other charging stations across Kenya by the end of July, plus "10 additional facilities annually in 2025 and 2026".
But the MK party denies the accusations and wants the matter to be settled by the electoral commission. Its CEO says the EV stations will collect data to "inform the next steps of our support to the growing e-mobility industry".
The judgement expected to be delivered on Monday by a court in Durban will have legal implications for the MK party’s legal use of the name and logo. The company also announced plans to increase the number of electric vehicles and motorcycles in its fleet, with 34 purchases planned by the end of the year.
Mr Zuma, 81, is campaigning against the ANC in the elections.
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