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How pay-as-you-go smart cooking gas meters promote equity in city slum
Safari Supa Gas Head of Business Development Flora Njagi (left) and PAYGO ENERGY CEO and Co-Founder Nick Quintong during the interview at their office in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG
The usage of biomass fuels such as charcoal and wood for cooking among Kenyan families is rising due to costly liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
After the Finance Act of 2021 came into effect on July 1, the Kenyan Government introduced a 16 percent value added tax (VAT) on cooking gas, which pushed up the price of a 13-kilogramme gas cylinder by at least Sh350 to about Sh2,600.
