Well...3800K?.You must live in another Kenya.

This is a good idea but will take alot of resources to implement-and most individuals will not afford as all these additional costs will be passed downwards

The last tie I bought the 13 Kg cylinder it was KShs 3850.On 28th Jan 2012.

Cooking gas dispenser to allow refill for 50/=


Premier Gas, a cooking gas dealer, says the new product will shield the users from health and environmental hazards associated with charcoal use.


The firm has developed a mobile calibrated LPG pump that allows for partial refills from a minimum of Sh50.


The gas will be sold through one kilogramme cylinders in the market with a refill costing Sh300.


Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows the country consumed 61,400 tonnes of cooking gas last year, translating into a per capita consumption of 1.59kg. This is below Africa’s average of three kilogrammes per person.


“Refilling will make it easy for consumers to purchase and use LPG. We aim to pull biomass and kerosene users to start using LPG,” said Michael Momanyi, the general manager of Premier Gas at the launch in Nairobi yesterday.


The empty one kilogramme cylinder will retail at Sh2,000. Currently, the smallest gas cylinder in the market has a capacity of 3kg.

This idea was probably borrowed blindly from some other country....

jus hope someone is not eyeing to make cash out of the full mtungis..the prices might rocket up based on cost/kg of the smaller quantities. the idea is gud to accomodate low income segment, but deep down the intention maybe evil..this is Kenya, we know 'these' people dont just do stuff to help people.

@magigi my 6kg gas cyclinder takes me 6 months baba. 2-3 months is nothing, the last i refilled was august 15th, it can still boil meat/githeri as of now and yes i cook breko and supper everyday, lunch occasionally

The lower income bracket does not just consist of slum dwellers. It has many more people(maybe some of us too). Residential areas like Huruma, Zimmermann, Kawangware, Kangemi would provide a market for the gas.

Why would a family man earning 25k not consider buying the gas instead of the cumbersome and slow kerosene stove? The one-off cost will deter a few but if people from across the economic divide have been able to buy mobile phones, then this could easily be the answer to better energy for that sector.

mnjoro umeongea kama watu kumi na mbili, and that red corner is very true.

These guys are going to mint money. The market in Kenya is converging towards Convenience and Flexibility. Ask Safaricom. Even "rich' guys occasionally buy a Bamba 50, not because they can't afford a higher denomination but because sometimes you just dont have the money with you. Same thinking for the Pima Gas. If you dont have the 3,800 to refill the 13kg cylinder chances are you can get some 300 bob or so to buy the Pima gas which will push you for a couple of cookings as you make plans to refill the main mtungi.