nairobi air pollution Stories

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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