Kerosene consumption also declined following implementation of a series of levies aimed at combating adulteration of other fuels using kerosene. A Government plan to migrate the charcoal and keroseneusers to use cooking gas has been hit by major hiccups threatening the entire project. According to the Kenya Economic Survey 2019, Kenyans used222,300 metric tonnes of cooking gas in 2018 compared to 189,300 metric tonnes that they had consumed in 2017. SEE ALSO :Kenyans stare at tough month as fuel price shoots“Demand for liquefied petroleum gas grew by 17.5 per cent,” showed the survey unveiled on Thursday. Refilling a 13kg cylinder of cooking gas cost Sh2,173 in 2018 on average, compared to Sh2,075 in 2017.

Source: Standard Digital April 26, 2019 21:04 UTC