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State's push to grow LPG use fizzles out as oil firms cut investments

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The aftermath of an explosion at an illegal gas cylinder filling site at the Mradi area in Nairobi's Embakasi area in February 2024. [File, Standard]

Oil marketing companies are holding off investing in the expansion of their cooking gas operations, citing a resurgence in the illegal refilling of cylinders.

The firms say despite the enormous potential in transitioning Kenyans from reliance on dirty fuels such as charcoal and firewood, rogue elements within the industry are eroding their investments and are now wary of putting more cylinders into the market.

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