Kenya’s cooking gas project for the poor burnt up by graft
A resident of Kijiji slum Lang'ata carries a salvaged gascylinder.A programme by the Kenya government to provide affordable gas to the poor has collapsed. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Kenya’s grand plan to provide poor households with cheap cooking gas has collapsed due to allegations of corruption, lack of funds, and supply of defective cylinders that pose safety risks to users.
The multimillion-dollar Mwananchi Gas project was meant to safeguard the poor from respiratory diseases caused by the use of firewood for cooking and to contain the rampant destruction of forests.
