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Just transition remains elusive for Kenyan women despite robust policies

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Briefings

A 31-year-old Kenyan woman named Anna Fatuma runs a roadside kibandaski in Kitui county, serving meals daily from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. She cooks using charcoal due to high gas costs, which causes persistent back pain and requires her to hire someone to collect firewood. The business started in 2024 to improve her and her husband's finances, but she notes that charcoal remains expensive compared to gas. The article was published on Mongabay on October 21, 2026.

Key points

• Anna Fatuma, a 31-year-old woman, runs a kibandaski in Tumboni village, Kitui county, serving meals daily from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• She cooks using charcoal because gas is too expensive, leading to persistent back pain and the need to hire someone to collect firewood.

Context

This article reports on a Kenyan woman's struggle to afford affordable cooking gas, forcing her to rely on expensive charcoal despite existing urban policies. The finding highlights the gap between policy implementation and individual economic realities for low-income urban cooks.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to a single case study of one woman; no broader national statistics or policy impact data are provided. The article is a preprint from Mongabay, and the specific date of publication is 2026-10-21.

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