The Nairobi City County Government has stated that it will soon establish a city-owned air quality data management system. The system will have an open public data access portal alongside an air quality monitoring network to help reduce air pollution and safeguard public health. It said the priority areas include equipping the city with its air quality monitoring network and air quality management system, development and enactment of Nairobi Air Quality regulations, capacity building training, procurement and deployment of comprehensive low-cost sensor Air Quality monitoring network and data and research among others. He said Governor Johnson Sakaja's administration is committed to developing and enacting Air Quality regulations and adopting an Air Quality Action Plan. According to the county Executive, the establishment of Air Quality Regulations and a cabinet-approved Air Quality Plan will lay the foundation for sustainable Air Quality programmes.

Source: Daily Nation May 02, 2024 10:52 UTC