Deforestation Menace in Kenya

From 2002 to 2021, Kenya lost 49.8kha of humid primary forest, which is equivalent to 14% of its total tree cover. Statistics from the Ministry of Energy indicate that more than 90 percent of rural households use firewood for cooking and heating, while more than 80 percent of urban households use charcoal.

Informal and urban Markets have been using woodfuel since the pre-colonial period. In Kisumu county, Kenya, Dunga beach Market is no exception. Most women use firewood as a means of fuel to fry fish for customers. It is therefore not surprising that this demand for fuelwood is one of the major drivers of deforestation in Kenya