Maseno School installs air quality sensors to curb illness

Maseno School Chief Principal Peter Owino has said the installation of air quality sensors in the school will help the institution curb illness among the learners.

Owino said the tools will help them to determine air pollution in the school that results in chest complications among the learners.

“We have learners who have some chest complications in the school. The gadget will help us determine when and how we can handle such cases,” Owino said.

The principal was speaking at the school after receiving and installing an air quality sensor from the Stockholm Environment Institute of Africa Centre.

 “We had signed an MOU with this Institution over the gadget and we are happy they have brought it and installed it now we can tell at what time our air is polluted or not,” the Principal told the press.

He said with the gadget, they will be able to know at which time the air is polluted for them to take appropriate action.

“A key factor that may lead to pollution in this institution is when we have construction, burning of unwanted materials among other things,” Owino said.

Philip Osano the CEO of the Stockholm Environment Institute of Africa Centre said it is time to engage learning institutions to fight air, water and environment pollution.

He said by engaging learning institutions, Kenya will be able to reach its target of planting one billion trees in the Country.

“With those trees, we are able to curb landslides, and floods and control carbon which largely affects our breathing system,” Osano cited.

He said people and other learning institutions should invest heavily in indigenous trees that are environmentally friendly.