President Ruto unveil Sh16.5billion Taifa Gas project in Dongo Kundu, Mombasa
President William Ruto yesterday launched the Sh16.5billion Taifa Gas Project in Dongo Kundu, Mombasa county.
The President said that the government is keen on increasing the per capita consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) at the household level.
He said this will be achieved through the development of a common user terminal for LPG at the port of Mombasa.
He noted that the government will also implement the open tender system in the importation of LPG to achieve competitive and efficient pricing of the product.
He observed that public institutions that use biomass as their cooking fuel will have to transition to LPG.
“Public educational institutions, must ensure that this transition is completed by 2025,” he said.
The President noted that as the country pursues clean and green growth, it is imperative to match the effort to the mitigation of climate change by embracing environment-friendly alternatives.
“It is time for this country to get aboard the agenda for environmental consciousness and ecologically sustainable practices,” he said.
He termed the launch of Taifa Gas a historic milestone on our journey to achieve self-sufficiency in clean, green energy.
“This is a critical component of our commitment to deliver rapid socioeconomic transformation through clean, green growth,” he said.
He further directed Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir to make sure that cooking gas is availed to Kenyan households at subsidised rates within the next three years.
He ordered Chirchir to work alongside his Interior counterpart Prof. Kithure Kindiki to mount a crackdown for rogue businessmen running illegal gas filling stations across the country.
Also present at the event were Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Cabinet Secretaries Moses Kuria, Salim Mvurya, Ezekiel Machogu, Governors Abdulswamad Nassir (Mombasa), Fatuma Achani (Kwale), Taifa Group Chairman Rostam Aziz among other leaders.
