Charcoal costs hit new record amid falling demand for gas

A charcoal trader at Makina market in Kibera, Nairobi. file PHOTO | NMG

Charcoal prices have hit a new record in a period that has seen demand for cooking gas fall on rising costs.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show that the price of charcoal in a four kilogramme tin has steadily risen to an average of Sh81.86, the highest since KNBS started making public monthly prices of the commodity in 2007.

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