Air pollution Stories

Uganda’s boda boda bikes are deadly polluters: Study models how going electric could save lives
The Conversation  |  Apr 09, 2025

Air pollution is the second leading cause of death worldwide, causing over 1 million premature deaths each year in Africa. Over 30,000 of these deaths...

Sakaja says at least 2,500 people die annually in Nairobi from air pollution
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 20, 2025

According to Clean Air Fund's 2020 State of the Global Air report, more than 5,000 premature deaths in Nairobi are linked to air pollution-related ill...

Uhuru Park: City’s green space that has survived developers' appetite for decades
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 15, 2024

Uhuru is Swahili for freedom, and Uhuru Park embodies freedom in the most unlikely way. 

Fire-related air pollution claims over 1.5 million lives annually - study
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 28, 2024

The report predicts that these numbers will increase in the coming years due to climate change, which is expected to cause more frequent and severe fo...

Kampala's air pollution linked to over 7,000 deaths in four years - study
Bashir Mohammed  |  Jun 19, 2024

The study, published on June 15 in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, attributes 7,257 deaths in the past four years to a...

How City Hall plans to tackle air pollution through Air Quality Index tool
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 02, 2024

The Breathe Nairobi Strategy outlines ambitious priorities for the project, including equipping the city with its own air quality monitoring network.

Kenya prepares for electric motor vehicles as new policy is launched
City Correspondent  |  Mar 27, 2024

The policy that is set to be subjected to public participation will now be examined by Kenyans as they propose ways of improving it.

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