Market prices
Across 14 Kenyan markets, traders sell chillies at an average 35.2% above what they paid wholesale.
Cheapest retail
KSh 80
Makutano Kirinyaga, Kirinyaga
Typical retail
KSh 150
median of 14 markets
Dearest retail
KSh 920
Kipkaren, Kakamega
In Mukuyu Market, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukuyu Market | Muranga | 50 | 100 | 100% | 2026-08-20 |
| Maua | Meru | 100 | 150 | 50% | 2026-09-03 |
| Kutus | Kirinyaga | 100 | 150 | 50% | 2026-09-03 |
| Langas | Uasin-Gishu | 90 | 130 | 44.4% | 2026-08-27 |
| Ngurubani Market | Kirinyaga | 70 | 100 | 42.9% | 2026-09-04 |
| Kagio | Kirinyaga | 75 | 100 | 33.3% | 2026-08-31 |
| Kinango | Kwale | 150 | 200 | 33.3% | 2026-09-03 |
| Cheptiret - Uasin Gishu | Uasin-Gishu | 300 | 400 | 33.3% | 2026-08-26 |
| Diani Market | Kwale | 160 | 200 | 25% | 2026-08-31 |
| Makutano Kirinyaga | Kirinyaga | 65 | 80 | 23.1% | 2026-09-04 |
| Embu Town | Embu | 250 | 300 | 20% | 2026-08-29 |
| Ahero | Kisumu | 130 | 150 | 15.4% | 2026-08-25 |
| Kipkaren | Kakamega | 800 | 920 | 15% | 2026-09-03 |
| Kangeta | Meru | 140 | 150 | 7.1% | 2026-08-26 |
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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