Table 3 Perceived future trends on use of various forms of energy sources by study site
Energy source | Region | Falling significantly (%) | Falling slightly (%) | Don’t know (%) | Will remain about the same (%) | Rising slightly (%) | Rising significantly (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cow dung | Machakos | 54 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 19 | – |
Laikipia | 57 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 7 | – | |
Crop waste | Machakos | 46 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 8 |
Laikipia | 82 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
Firewood | Machakos | 19 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 35 |
Laikipia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 58 | |
Charcoal | Machakos | 19 | 23 | – | 12 | 19 | 27 |
Laikipia | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 14 | 82 | |
Kerosene | Machakos | 4 | 12 | – | 23 | 31 | 31 |
Laikipia | 0 | 64 | – | 32 | 4 | 0 | |
LPG | Machakos | – | 15 | 8 | – | 15 | 62 |
Laikipia | – | 0 | 0 | – | 61 | 39 | |
Biogas | Machakos | 12 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
Laikipia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 68 |