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Uganda's boda bodas pollute air

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Uganda’s boda boda bikes are deadly polluters: study models how going electric could save lives

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Uganda has over 1.5 million boda bodas on the road, amounting to roughly 70% of all vehicles.

Gabriel Okello co-authored a study that used air quality software to model the impact of particulate matter 2.5 on air pollution related deaths in Uganda .

Switching to electric motorbikes in Uganda would improve air quality, reducing particulates matter in the air by 15% and reduce deaths by 18% .

Government should lead by example by transitioning its motorcycle fleet to electric motorbikes.

Switching to electric boda bodas would alleviate air pollution and related public health and climate risks in both Kampala and across Uganda .

This switch could help decrease harmful emissions, improve health outcomes, and create thousands of green jobs.

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