21,500 Kenyans die of firewood, paraffin pollution every year

Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter during a past event in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Household air pollution claims over 21,500 lives each year, a study commissioned by the Energy ministry shows, highlighting a silent death-trap inside homes.

The study unveiled in Nairobi Tuesday shows solid fuels and kerosene in traditional and simple stoves are the leading sources of pollution.

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