Cooking gas imports rose by 39.2 per cent in the first three quarters of 2018 to stand at 70,574 tonnes following the ban on logging.
The embargo effected last February by Environment Secretary Keriako Tobiko has disrupted availability of sawdust, charcoal and wood fuel sourced from government forests within urban as well as rural areas forcing Kenyans to use LP cooking gas for domestic and commercial purposes.
