The situation is worsened by an average of three hours people spend in traffic jams. [Courtesy]
Dirty fuel used by motorists is the biggest pollutant of air in Kenya’s major cities and towns, research has shown, with Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret portrayed as the most affected.
However, in the entire country, minerals, human waste, old computers and mobile phones are the biggest polluters, according to findings from the Department of Geology, University of Nairobi published in the 2019 Africa Journal of Physical Science.
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