UHAI LAKE FORUM

Uhai Improved Cookingstove

Uhai created a jiko that is inexpensive, efficient, and saves energy.

Uhai Jiko is the most contemporary and energy-efficient charcoal Jiko. Prof. Raphael Achola Kapiyo, Maseno University's Renewable Energy Technology Specialist and Team Leader of the Uhai Lake Forum, created and launched it in 2001.

The Uhai Jiko is an improvement/innovation of the well-known Kenya Ceramic Jiko (K.C.J). Its development was prompted by ever-increasing demand for energy, increased household energy budgets, and, most importantly, the destruction of the environment and natural resource base due to the decimation of forests and woodlots to obtain charcoal and firewood.

At this moment in time, with most houses burdened by electricity, UHAI JIKO will go a long way toward alleviating the condition of those who still rely on charcoal for energy requirements.

Positive Aspects of Uhai Jiko

Green-Environmental
It has a heat transfer efficiency of up to 42%. (Cooks faster by 42 percent than KCJ)
It saves 35% of the charcoal (or consumes around 2/3 of what goes in) and is the same size as a K.C.J.
It eliminates hazardous Carbon Monoxide (CO) gas, making it ecologically beneficial.
The thickness of the liner, the 24 gauge material of the copper cladding housing, and the binding of the Rice Husk Ash/vermiculite combination assures heat loss prevention and durability of up to 4-10 years (if well cared for).
The design prevents the Jiko from being overcharged with charcoal.