Plans are underway to reduce the prices of cooking gas. Energy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Opiyo Wandayi has said the government intends to reduce the price of cooking gas, saying it is too high.
Speaking on Saturday, May 4, Wandayi said the government will partner with the private sector to create job opportunities.
“As a government, we are committed to providing an enabling environment for the private sector to invest their money and create employment opportunities for the youth,” Wandayi said.
Wandayi was addressing the media at the storage facility, launched by Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
He explained that the facility already has a 10,000 metric tonne storage facility with plans underway to build an additional 15,000 metric tonnes.
“I must commend the leadership of Lake Gas for their wonderful initiative and taking their time to invest in this facility, which has cost about $80 million,” he said.
The CS said the facility will ensure stability in the supply of LPG in the Kenyan market.
They are already in the second phase of establishing a 15,000 metric tonne storage facility in addition to the existing 10,000 metric tonne.
In the end, this facility will have a 25,000 metric tonne capacity of storage of LPG Gas, which will go a long way in ensuring a secure supply of LPG.
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Cooking Gas Prices Increase
Cooking gas was among the items whose prices increased in April 2025.
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said the price of 13Kg cooking gas increased by 0.2 per cent.
Other non-food items whose prices went up include 200 kilowatts of electricity (0.9 per cent), 50 kilowatts of electricity (1 per cent) and local flights (3.9 per cent).
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Access to Clean Cooking in Kenya
First lady Rachel Ruto held talks with Wandayi and PS Alex Wachira on how to accelerate the achievement of universal access to clean cooking by 2028.
In a statement after the meeting, Rachel said cooking touches every household in the country.
She stated that the use of polluting fuels such as firewood, charcoal, and kerosene has significant public health implications.
The First Lady said 9.1 million households in Kenya, 1.7 million in urban areas and 7.4 million in rural areas still rely on traditional cooking fuels as their primary source of energy.
During the 2022 campaigns, President William Ruto promised to reduce cooking gas prices to between Ksh300 and Ksh500 by June 2023.
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