About the Strategy
The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum commissioned the development of the Kenya National Cooking Transition Strategy (KNCTS) in September 2022 as a transparent, data-driven, and inclusive effort to articulate Kenya’s national cooking sector priorities and aspirations. The strategy aims to transform the cooking sector in Kenya into a sustainable and profitable sector in line with the target of attaining universal access by 2028. KNCTS defines clean cooking as cooking with fuels and stove combinations that meet the standards defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for indoor air quality. These include cooking solutions that attain Tier 5 on carbon monoxide emissions (≤ 3.0 g/MJ) and Tier 4 on PM2.5 (≤ 62 mg/MJ) emissions. However, the strategy aims to ensure that all households are using clean cooking solutions as part of their fuel stack and to encourage as many households as possible to use clean fuels as their primary source.
The specific objectives of KNCTS process include the following:
Current State of Cooking
The 2022 KNBS Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) reveals a high dependence on traditional fuels for cooking. In total, 68.5% of the population, or 9.1 million households (1.7 million in urban areas and 7.4 million in rural areas), rely on traditional cooking fuel options as their primary source. Firewood remains the predominant cooking fuel. While the proportion of households cooking with firewood has decreased from 76% to 52% over the last two decades, the total number of households depending on this traditional form of cooking fuel has increased by 2 million, from 4.7 million to 6.7 million. Of these, 6.4 million households or 96% of the total, reside in rural areas. 1.5 million households rely on charcoal as their primary cooking fuel. More than 635,000 people earn a living as producers, transporters, wholesalers, and retailers along the charcoal value chain.
9.1 Million Households in Kenya (1.7 million in urban areas and 7.4 million in rural areas), rely on traditional cooking fuel options as their primary source.
Over the last ten years, the proportion of Kenyans using clean cooking solutions has more than doubled, from 15% to 31% representing one of highest annualised average change in access rates in Sub Saharan Africa.
Firewood Usage has decreased from 76% to 52% over the last two decades, Whilst use of cooking fuel has increased by 2 million, from 4.7 million to 6.7 million.
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