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Cooking gas VAT risks making Kenya’s disease burden worse
A majority of Kenyans still cook using firewood, charcoal, dung and kerosene, which release a deadly cocktail of smokes associated with respiratory problems. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Widely available scientific evidence indicate that cooking with firewood, charcoal and any other smoke-emitting household fuel causes non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and death.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on June 14 said “persons living with NCDs are more at risk of becoming critically ill with corona virus disease than those without”.
