The Effect of Gaz Fire on Economic Development of Rwanda "Case Study of Kitchen Fires for Nyarugenge and Gitega Sectors of Nyarugenge District in Kigali City"

Abstract— The whole world, Rwanda inclusive is striving to improve access to affordable and reliable modern forms of energy services which may result in poverty and environmental related effects alleviation and sustaining the global economy (Leach, 1992; UNDP, 2005; Modi et al., 2005; WHO, 2006a; UNDP and WHO, 2009; UNIDO, 2009; AGECC, 2010; World Bank, 2011a; Barnes et al., 2011; Ekouevi and Tuntivate, 2012). However, currently 1.26 billion people do not have access to electricity and 2.64 billion people rely on traditional biomass (firewood, charcoal, dung and agricultural residues) for cooking mainly in rural areas of developing countries (IEA, 2013).

In the recent years Cooking gases were introduced in developed, developing and underdeveloped countries as best approach of cleaner energy which takes into account the protection from prevention from the emission of greenhouse gases which led to the global warming effect and air pollution (UNDP and WHO, UNIDO, 2009).

Several researchers have conducted many studies on the approach of introducing the use of gases in cooking as previously charcoal and fire woods were used in daily life as available approach of cooking while they increase the rate of environmental degradation due to deforestation during the production of charcoal and fire woods (World Bank, 2011a).

Research study was conducted on effect of gaz fire on economic development of Rwanda, case of Nyarugenge and Gitega Secctors in Nyarugenge District of Kigali City where different perception on the cause of gas fire or Incendies were elaborated, among 96 interviewed and consulted people selected from 2123people of Nyarugenge and Gitega sectors 14 agreed on poor installation, 10 agreed on Shortage of area to hold cooking gases, 18 agreed on Carelessness during using gases,30 agreed on the Lack of fire extinguishers while 24 remaining consulted populations agreed on Lack of enough skills and training.

The Corelation of progress in gas use and fire accidents in Gitega and Nyaugenge sectors were also analyzed where the research findings showed that there is a high increment in gases use in the years of 2016 ,2017,2018,2018 and 2020 as the following percentage 0.4;0.8;11;30,63 respectively, however, the increments in accidents were related to the stated years are 0;3;4;6’11 respectively.