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Pigeon peas (dry) in 23 northern & coastal Kenya markets

From KSh 100/kg in Kiwanja to KSh 204/kg in Baragoi — 2× the price for the same thing.

These are not national prices. WFP monitors food-security areas — mainly arid counties (Turkana, Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Samburu, Isiolo, Tana River) and refugee-hosting settlements such as Kakuma and Dadaab. Prices in these markets run well above what Nairobi or Nakuru pay, because almost everything is trucked in.

Markets are surveyed on different schedules — some monthly, some a few times a year. Each price below shows when it was recorded. Only observed prices are listed; WFP's own modelled estimates are excluded.

Where it costs least

Comparing 14 markets surveyed within the last few months. Buying a 90kg bag in Kiwanja rather than Baragoi saves about KSh 9,360.

MarketCountyPer kgRecorded
Merti CENTERIsioloKSh 872025-12-15 ⚠
KiwanjaMeru NorthKSh 1002026-03-15
NgaremaraMeru NorthKSh 1032026-03-15
CharidendeTana RiverKSh 1202026-03-15
BuraTana RiverKSh 1202026-03-15
Saka TownTana RiverKSh 1502026-03-15
ModogasheIsioloKSh 1502025-12-15 ⚠
MasalaniTana RiverKSh 1532025-12-15 ⚠
Isiolo townIsioloKSh 1562026-03-15
Archers PostSamburuKSh 1602026-03-15
MaralalSamburuKSh 1602026-03-15
MatanomanneKilifiKSh 1702025-03-15 ⚠
WambaSamburuKSh 1852026-03-15
Moyale townMoyaleKSh 1932026-03-15
Kargi South HorrMarsabitKSh 2002026-03-15
LoyangalaniMarsabitKSh 2002026-03-15
Hola townTana RiverKSh 2002026-03-15
EldasWajirKSh 2002025-09-15 ⚠
BaragoiSamburuKSh 2042026-03-15
SololoMoyaleKSh 2502025-12-15 ⚠
KalokolTurkanaKSh 2502025-03-15 ⚠
BanissaManderaKSh 2632025-06-15 ⚠
RhamuManderaKSh 4002025-06-15 ⚠

Source: WFP food prices via HDX · Licensed CC-BY · Retail, observed prices only

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