Nairobi County Instructs People Visiting These Areas to Wear Masks
Nairobi County government has dispatched a team of health experts to assess the situation...
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Nairobi County's Chief Environment Officer, Geoffrey Mosira, has advised residents to wear facemasks when visiting CBD, Woodley in Kibra, and Juja Road due to dangerously high levels of air pollution. Air quality monitoring machines in these areas have detected unsafe pollution levels, raising concerns about increased respiratory diseases.
- Nairobi was recently ranked the second most air-polluted city globally in August by IQAir.
- Geoffrey Mosira, Chief Environment Officer for Nairobi County, urged mask usage.
- The county has installed 87 air quality monitoring machines and is urging residents to check air quality on the Nairobi County website.
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