Market prices
Across 19 Kenyan markets, traders sell arrow root at an average 41.1% above what they paid wholesale.
Cheapest retail
KSh 70
Maua, Meru
Typical retail
KSh 130
median of 19 markets
Dearest retail
KSh 200
Ahero, Kisumu
In Kerugoya, traders buy at KSh 50 and sell at KSh 100 — a markup of 100%.
A markup is not overcharging. The trader carries transport, spoilage and the risk of unsold stock. But knowing the wholesale price tells you how much room there is to negotiate, and whether one seller is far out of line with the market next door.
| Market | County | Wholesale | Retail | Markup | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerugoya | Kirinyaga | 50 | 100 | 100% | 2026-09-02 |
| Kangemi Market | Nairobi | 80 | 130 | 62.5% | 2026-09-04 |
| Mois Bridge | Uasin-Gishu | 50 | 80 | 60% | 2026-08-31 |
| Lungalunga | Kwale | 100 | 150 | 50% | 2026-08-14 |
| Mukuyu Market | Muranga | 100 | 150 | 50% | 2026-08-20 |
| Kimilili town | Bungoma | 100 | 150 | 50% | 2026-08-27 |
| Makutano Kirinyaga | Kirinyaga | 80 | 120 | 50% | 2026-09-04 |
| Kagio | Kirinyaga | 70 | 100 | 42.9% | 2026-08-29 |
| Maua | Meru | 50 | 70 | 40% | 2026-09-03 |
| Ngurubani Market | Kirinyaga | 100 | 140 | 40% | 2026-09-04 |
| Wundanyi | Taita-Taveta | 130 | 180 | 38.5% | 2026-08-25 |
| Embu Town | Embu | 65 | 90 | 38.5% | 2026-08-29 |
| Ahero | Kisumu | 150 | 200 | 33.3% | 2026-09-01 |
| Kipkaren | Kakamega | 100 | 130 | 30% | 2026-09-03 |
| Kutus | Kirinyaga | 80 | 100 | 25% | 2026-09-03 |
| Taveta Retail Market | Taita-Taveta | 80 | 100 | 25% | 2026-09-02 |
| Khayega | Kakamega | 150 | 180 | 20% | 2026-08-30 |
| Eldoret Main | Uasin-Gishu | 70 | 80 | 14.3% | 2026-09-02 |
| Diani Market | Kwale | 180 | 200 | 11.1% | 2026-09-01 |
Prices are per kilogramme, collected by the Ministry of Agriculture from market returns. Coverage is currently 13 counties. Rows with implausible values — a wholesale price under KSh 1, or a markup above 200% — are excluded, since KAMIS contains occasional data-entry errors and publishing them would be worse than omitting them.
Source: KAMIS, Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development · Republished under the Access to Information Act 2016
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