Market prices
Across 15 Kenyan markets, traders sell beans (mwitemania) at an average 21.2% above what they paid wholesale.
Cheapest retail
KSh 86.67
Gakoromone, Meru
Typical retail
KSh 115
median of 15 markets
Dearest retail
KSh 175
Cheptiret - Uasin Gishu, Uasin-Gishu
In Mois Bridge, traders buy at KSh 90 and sell at KSh 165 — a markup of 83.3%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mois Bridge | Uasin-Gishu | 90 | 165 | 83.3% | 2026-08-31 |
| Kutus | Kirinyaga | 94 | 125 | 33% | 2026-08-24 |
| Kerugoya | Kirinyaga | 125 | 160 | 28% | 2026-09-04 |
| Embu Town | Embu | 100 | 125 | 25% | 2026-08-29 |
| Makutano Kirinyaga | Kirinyaga | 100 | 125 | 25% | 2026-08-21 |
| Ngurubani Market | Kirinyaga | 88.89 | 110 | 23.7% | 2026-09-04 |
| Cheptiret - Uasin Gishu | Uasin-Gishu | 150 | 175 | 16.7% | 2026-09-04 |
| Mogogosiek Market | Bomet | 150 | 175 | 16.7% | 2026-08-25 |
| Nkubu | Meru | 88.89 | 100 | 12.5% | 2026-09-01 |
| Maua | Meru | 88.89 | 100 | 12.5% | 2026-09-03 |
| Kangeta | Meru | 90 | 100 | 11.1% | 2026-09-02 |
| Taveta Retail Market | Taita-Taveta | 100 | 110 | 10% | 2026-09-02 |
| Kawangware | Nairobi | 100 | 110 | 10% | 2026-09-04 |
| Kangemi Market | Nairobi | 107.78 | 115 | 6.7% | 2026-08-19 |
| Gakoromone | Meru | 83.33 | 86.67 | 4% | 2026-08-28 |
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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