Nairobi, March 21 -- Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) consumption grew eight percent last year as more households dumped kerosene and charcoal over high prices.

Full-year energy usage data published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics reveal that the volume of LPG used last year stood at 360,590 tonnes up from 333,820 recorded in the previous year.

The increase in usage has been solely attributed to a steeper rise in alternative sources of cooking energy.

Official data reveals that despite a slight increase in LPG prices, alternative sources including electricity posted bugger jumps in price last year.

The increase in the cost of cooking fuels came at a time when households were re-arranging their budgets after soaring inflation comp...