Owomugisha Julian

Photo Credit: Mudarshiru Bbuye (PhD) Clean air is no longer a side conversation. It is a public health priority, an economic issue, a governance challenge, and a measure of how seriously African cities are planning for the future. This was the message Public Square EA carried into the Africa Clean Air Forum 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa, where our team was represented by Owomugisha Julian Tabaro and Arinda Mackline. The forum brought together policymakers, researchers, civil society actors,...

Air pollution in Kampala is not simply an environmental problem. It is a policy problem, a public health problem, and a reflection of how our city is planned, governed, and prioritized. When the quality of the air people breathe continues to deteriorate, the question is not only what is in the air. The deeper question is: what decisions, systems, and failures are producing that reality? This is why conversations like #CEPAConvo X-Space on “Kampala’s Air Crisis: What Does the Air We Breathe...

“Obubaka obutuuka ku bantu mu lulimi lwe bategeera nabwo buba nkola ya nkizo mu nkulaakulana y’eby’obufuzi n’obulamu bw’abantu.”When public-interest information reaches people in a language they understand, it becomes part of building stronger policy and healthier communities. That is why this Luganda air pollution and child health resource stands out as more than a communication product. It is a reminder that accessible knowledge is a policy tool. For too long, conversations on air pollution...