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Zero rating of cooking gas pays off with rise in uptake now at 33pc

Employees arranges the cooking gas cylinders at depot in Nyeri Town on November 4 2015 gas usage is more economical and environmentally friendlier.There is concerns that the high interest rates and excise duty would reach beyond the reach of many Kenyans.PHOTO KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD.

Consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has improved by 33 per cent to 144.6 metric tonnes following the removal of taxes.

According to the latest report by Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA) for the nine months to September, LPG - popularly known as cooking gas - had the fastest growth among all other energy sources.

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