Kenya: Affordable cooking gas
Posted by African Press International on February 13, 2012
By Thomas Ochieng, API correspondent in Kenya
With climatic changes affecting the world, a new cooking concept to check the rampant pollution that has contributed to the most alarming climate change has been launched in Kenya by Premier gas limited with technical and financial support from the International Finance Corporation IFC the lending arm of the World Bank. The new product known as Pima gas comes in a 1kg gas cylinder that can be refilled with as little as Ksh.50.
With 68% of Kenya’s urban households using kerosene for their cooking needs, this new low-cost cooking gas concept the first of its kind in Africa is poised to reduce the ramification of climate change. During the launch the Premier gas General manager Michael Momanyi called upon Kenyans to embrace this new and affordable concept to help in mitigating the effects of climate change, “Pima gas will enable users to cook in cost-effective, clean and sustainable manner that is beneficial to the health of both the people and the environment” Said Momanyi, adding that the affordable refill concept has unique attributes that makes it easy for consumers to purchase and use the liquefied petroleum gas LPG.
The company has also embarked on a massive consumer education sensitizing consumers on safety in using the gas cylinder. “The company has invested 25% of its initial operating capital towards safety of the consumers and the distributors in the city and its environs” emphasized the General Manager adding that the selected distribution points will be inspected to comply with the specified safety standards set by the international standards.
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