More pain for poor as charcoal price hits Sh2,500 a bag

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

A recent ban on logging has pushed charcoal prices to an all-time high, hitting the budgets of low-income households that use the commodity for cooking hard.

Latest market reports indicate that a bag of charcoal is currently retailing at Sh2,500 from an average of Sh1,500 three weeks ago, following the three-month suspension on logging in all forests.

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