Ninety per cent of Kenyan schools depend on harmful wood fuel for cooking, according to scientists at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) and the University of Liverpool. This exposure extends beyond school kitchens, infiltrating classrooms and playgrounds,” Dr James Mwitari, co-director Clean Air Africa based at Kemri, said. Dr Mwitari said the vision of transitioning schools to clean cooking fuel by 2025 in tandem with the recent presidential decree is on course and achievable with collaborative arrangements such as this. He said they have developed a clean cooking initiative targeting learning institutions to transition from biomass fuel to cleaner fuels like LPG. Dr Mwitari explained that the partnership involves Equity making loans available for schools to acquire cooking stoves.

Source: Daily Nation February 26, 2024 10:12 UTC