Kenyan First Lady calls for non-motorized urban mobility to hasten green transition

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Kenyan First Lady calls for non-motorized urban mobility to hasten green transition

STORY: Kenyan First Lady calls for non-motorized urban mobility to hasten green transition DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first lady and dignitaries cycling 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RACHEL RUTO, The First Lady of the Republic of Kenya 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAIMUNAH MOHD SHARIF, Executive director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) 4. various of the first lady and dignitaries cycling STORYLINE: The First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Rachel Ruto, on Tuesday called on municipal authorities across Africa to promote non-motorized urban mobility in order to hasten the realization of carbon neutrality. Speaking during the launch of the Global Alliance of Cities for Road Safety at the second session of the United Nations Habitat assembly underway in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, Ruto said that the adoption of two wheel machines like bicycles and scooters is key to slash carbon emission in citie

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