Quiver's decision came after the Nairobi County government threatened to close the lounge over complaints of noise pollution.
An air quality monitoring station at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital in Nairobi will relay real-time data on air pollution in the city and inform policies and actions.
Burning plastic in dumps and open fires is as big a problem for the planet as littering, scientists said Wednesday in a detailed new assessment of how plastic enters the environment.
Economic strain has pushed Gen Z to advocate for climate action to protect their future economic prospects.
Pollution has resulted in up to 1.2 million tonnes of plastic being deposited along the country's coastline each year, while areas such as Nairobi's Dandora receive about 2,000 tonnes of waste daily.
Each year, over 966 thousand tonnes of plastic waste is generated in the country, according to the UNEP Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme.
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