Uganda’s Deadly Boda Boda Bikes and How Going Electric Could Save Lives
In Uganda, motorcycles known as boda bodas are a key part of the transport system. The country has over 1.5 ...
Tag: Air Pollution
Study Reveals How Children in Nairobi Estates Are Exposed to Poisonous Gas
A study, named Tupumue, reveals alarming levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in Nairobi's households, particularly endangering the health of school-going ...
Nigeria, South Africa Among Pollution Hotspots: Here is Why
Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa’s most polluted countries. This is in terms of air pollution disease ...
Nairobi Ranked Among Least Polluted Cities in Africa
Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, has emerged as one of the least polluted cities in Africa, according to the ...
Ignorantly or Unknowingly Nairobi Residents are Breathing Polluted Air
Derick Mbugua, 46, has been a bus driver in the Capital City Nairobi for the past 20 years. All this ...
In Dandora, Women are Shouldering the Economic Burden of Air Pollution
In 1995, Angeline Adhiambo, then a 20-year-old dropped out of school in form two. This was after the sudden death ...
How Africa’s Low Socio-Democratic Index Contributes to Indoor Air Pollution-Related Deaths
In July 2020, three scientists from the University of Birmingham confirmed what Harvard University School of public health had suggested ...