Residents have voiced concern over the increasing cost of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which they say will force them to use charcoal and firewood for cooking putting pressure on forest cover and undermining ongoing efforts save the environment.
An analysis of the retail price of a kilogram of cooking gas over the past 10 years shows it has dropped by 70 per cent after the government intervened and scrapped import duty on gas.
Consumers are requesting the government to find a way of either merging gas companies and set a fixed price for gas and the cylinders. They are also requesting for traders to accept all types of gas cylinders for refill.
