Africa: Ruto Unveils $600m Clean Cooking Investment Opportunity, Nairobi to Host 2027 Africa Summit

Africa: Ruto Unveils $600m Clean Cooking Investment Opportunity, Nairobi to Host 2027 Africa Summit

Nairobi -- President William Ruto has co-hosted a high-level clean cooking event with Norway on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Kenya presented a $600 million investment opportunity in clean cooking and confirmed Nairobi as the venue for the Second Africa Clean Cooking Summit in January 2027.

Ruto unveils $600m clean cooking investment opportunity, Nairobi to host 2027 Africa summit

He said clean cooking should be treated as part of Africa’s energy infrastructure, rather than as a separate household or social programme.