MyCredit Limited Managing Director, Mr. Wangaruro Mbira (left), and Volcano Energies CEO, Mr. Yusuf Ssemakula (right), during the official signing of the MOU at MyCredit’s headquarters, Absa Towers, Loita Street, Nairobi./HANDOUTMyCredit Limited has partnered with clean energy solutions provider Volcanova Africa Limited to accelerate the transition from firewood to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cooking in schools across Kenya.
The partnership was announced on September 30, 2026, following the launch of an LPG-powered cookers project at Fadhili Junior School in Nairobi.
Under the initiative, the two companies renovated the school's kitchen and installed large-scale, high-efficiency institutional LPG cookers.
The partnership seeks to address the continued use of wood fuel in school kitchens, which the companies said exposes kitchen staff and students to toxic particulate matter.
The project is also aimed at reducing indoor air pollution, lowering school operational costs and cutting institutional firewood consumption, which contributes to local deforestation.
MyCredit Managing Director Wangaruro Mbira said the partnership would link school financing with public health and environmental objectives.
“We are proud to partner with Volcanova Africa to bring clean cooking infrastructure directly to the heart of the education system,” Mbira said.
MyCredit Limited Managing Director, Mr. Wangaruro Mbira (left), and Volcano Energies CEO, Mr. Yusuf Ssemakula (right), pose with the signed MOU, formalising their partnership to expand access to clean, LPG-powered cooking solutions for schools across Kenya./HANDOUTHe said the initiative was intended to go beyond replacing cooking equipment by protecting children and the environment.
“We are not just upgrading stoves; we are protecting our children's future and our forests,” he said.
MyCredit has committed Sh500 million towards the modernisation of school kitchens across the country.
The funding will target 150 schools as the company seeks to support their transition from firewood to LPG cooking.
Volcanova Africa CEO Yusuf Ssemakula said the company would focus on the installation and infrastructure required to equip institutional kitchens with LPG systems.
“We focus entirely on the hands-on work of equipping institutional kitchens with LPG,” Ssemakula said.
He said the approach was designed to make clean cooking practical and accessible for institutions operating large-scale kitchens.
“Placing institutional LPG at the centre of our network ensures we deliver a highly practical system with one clear goal: make clean cooking useful and easily accessible at scale,” he said.
The partnership is expected to expand the use of clean cooking technology in schools while supporting efforts to reduce reliance on firewood in institutional kitchens.
