Cooking and coughing: Respiratory diseases plague Kenya as more people burn wood to save money
A live TV news station covering breaking news and traffic for Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Southern Colorado with a strong investigative team Kenyan residents are using biomass like firewood to cook, which has been a major cause for respiratory diseases for the past six years. This practice has led to increased risk of illness and health issues, particularly in the elderly. The increase in biomass use is attributed to economic shocks caused by reduced incomes during the COVID-19 pandemic and high inflation. Despite affordable clean cooking options, many are too expensive.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In Kenya’s capital, a woman cooking with firewood engulfs herself in smoke as she heats herself some tea. She isn’t aware of the impact on her health, but experts know it well. Respiratory diseases have been the most prevalent diseases in Kenya for the past six years. Cooking with biomass like firewood is a big part of the problem. And government data shows a growing number of Kenyans are doing it. One economist believes the increase is a result of economic shocks caused by reduced incomes during the COVID-19 pandemic and high inflation. Affordable “clean” cooking options are too expensive for many.