The Ministry of Energy will commence the rollout of subsided cooking gas cylinders to various homes countrywide this year.
As revealed in the Ministry's commitments made during the ongoing government performance and delivery roadshow, 60,000 cylinders will be distributed to low-income homes by the end of 2024.
The Ministry, led by Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, however, announced that the subsidised gas cylinders will only be available in the 6kg capacity size.
On the other hand, some schools will also get connected to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) infrastructure this year.
"Our commitment is to convert 300 public learning institutions in 2024 to use clean cooking gas by providing them with LPG infrastructure and seed gas.
"Roll out and issue 60,000, 6kg LPG cylinders to low-income households and clean cooking gas to public institutions by the end of 2024," read the statement in part.
President William Ruto pledged to supply subsidised gas cylinders to homes in a move to eliminate the use of firewood and kerosene in 2023.
Notably, in October 2023, the Cabinet also approved the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Growth Policy which eliminated taxes in the gas industry.
"The proposed interventions will further encompass establishing common-user LPG import terminals, distributing subsidized LPG cylinders to low-income households, and promoting LPG use in institutions, facilitated by partnerships with finance institutions, LPG players, and the Ministries of Education and Health.
"These measures aim to reduce consumer prices, improve public safety and contribute to both public health and environmental sustainability," read the Cabinet dispatch.
On the other hand, the Ministry also detailed that it would undertake initiatives to enhance the distribution of electricity to select regions in the country which had been underserved.
The plan comprised the construction of the Narok-Bomet transmission line that will connect parts of South Rift and South Nyanza.
