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Experts have called for enhanced access to improved cooking stoves in the informal settlements of Nairobi in a move that aims to preserve human health and the environment.
SEI Africa energy expert spoke to “The Star” and “The Daily Nation” in a wide ranging interview referencing a 2021 report that found Korogocho slums in Nairobi having more than 90 percent of residents cooking in the same room as they live in.
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The study found that kitchens were typically attached within the living room or bedrooms, with one door. They also had permanently barricaded windows with no exhaust fans. It study found homeowners utilised the kitchen three times a day with each cooking session ranging between 30 and 90 minutes
Carol Mungo, SEI Africa Research Fellow
Mungo was speaking during a conference organised by Community Advocacy and Awareness Trust-CRAWN Trust under the “The Green Champions for Change” project.
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