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Kakamega women transform waste into smokeless coal briquettes

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A group of women under the New Recada umbrella transforming solid waste into eco-friendly smokeless charcoal briquettes to mitigate the effects of climate change. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

A group of women kneel in a circle, heads bowed on a hot afternoon at the Joyland area, Lurambi constituency, Kakamega County.

They are busy making briquettes charcoal out of paper waste and charcoal dust. New Recada is a group that consists of 20 members blended with young and old women who converge here every day to make smokeless charcoal.

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