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High school students adopt traditional use of cow dung fuel to make briquettes

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Cow dung briquettes showcased by Kilembwa high school students in Mwala, Machakos County during the science extravaganza. [Courtesy]

Cow dung is used as a source of energy in many communities. Traditionally, children and women were tasked with collecting cow dung from fields.

It would be thrown into the fire to boost the firewood because, if used on its own, would produce a lot of smoke.

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