Clean air champions will on Wednesday ride bikes and walk through Nairobi’s Central Business District to raise awareness about the deadly impact of air pollution on Nairobi’s citizens.
The Nairobi Ride4Life is also aimed to show support for policies and infrastructure that encourage non-motorized transport and other measures to reduce traffic and air pollution.
Experts warn that respiratory disease is the number one cause of mortality and illness in Nairobi, made worse by air pollution.
Emissions from cars, motorcycles and trucks are the largest source of that pollution.
Adopting bicycles, walking and other forms of non-motorized transport to move around the city is one way that Nairobi citizens can reduce toxic fossil fuel emissions and contribute to cleaning up Nairobi’s air.
This comes even as Nairobi joined the rest of the cities across the world in marking the global Air Quality Awareness Week which takes place from May 1 to May 5.
The event is taking place in partnership with Clean Air Catalyst, USAID and is led by World Resources Institute in Nairobi.
Other partners include National Environment Management Authority, U.S. Agency for International Development, Mama Cycling, Critical Mass Nairobi, UNEP, Health Effects Institute, AirQo, Safer Nairobi Initiative among other organisations.
The procession will begin and end at the City Hall Governor’s Office.
