Funding cuts hit Sh2.5bn LPG project for schools

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Cooking gas prices will fall by around Sh430 for the 13-kilogramme if Parliament adopts a government proposal to scrap three taxes on the commodity. FILE PHOTO | NMG

President William Ruto's plan to provide cooking gas for learning institutions will take longer to be realised after the Treasury failed to allocate Sh2.5 billion in the financial year starting July 1.

The Petroleum ministry told Parliament that the Treasury has not allocated any money to implement a presidential directive to promote the use of clean cooking gas solutions in 5,000 public boarding institutions across the country by 2025.

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