Market prices
Across 21 Kenyan markets, traders sell ground nuts at an average 24.8% above what they paid wholesale.
Cheapest retail
KSh 200
Eldoret Main, Uasin-Gishu
Typical retail
KSh 275
median of 21 markets
Dearest retail
KSh 600
Cheptiret - Uasin Gishu, Uasin-Gishu
In Cheptiret - Uasin Gishu, traders buy at KSh 200 and sell at KSh 600 — a markup of 200%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheptiret - Uasin Gishu | Uasin-Gishu | 200 | 600 | 200% | 2026-09-04 |
| Kamukuywa | Bungoma | 200 | 275 | 37.5% | 2026-09-01 |
| Kipkaren | Kakamega | 300 | 400 | 33.3% | 2026-09-03 |
| Kangemi Market | Nairobi | 200 | 260 | 30% | 2026-08-21 |
| Taveta Retail Market | Taita-Taveta | 240 | 300 | 25% | 2026-08-29 |
| Holo | Kisumu | 222.22 | 275 | 23.8% | 2026-09-01 |
| Mois Bridge | Uasin-Gishu | 180 | 220 | 22.2% | 2026-08-31 |
| Kerugoya | Kirinyaga | 230 | 280 | 21.7% | 2026-09-04 |
| Embu Town | Embu | 250 | 300 | 20% | 2026-08-29 |
| Musoli Market | Kakamega | 222.22 | 261.9 | 17.9% | 2026-09-01 |
| Sabatia | Kakamega | 244.44 | 285.71 | 16.9% | 2026-09-02 |
| Eldoret Main | Uasin-Gishu | 175 | 200 | 14.3% | 2026-09-03 |
| Kawangware | Nairobi | 220 | 250 | 13.6% | 2026-09-04 |
| Ahero | Kisumu | 250 | 275 | 10% | 2026-09-01 |
| Maua | Meru | 200 | 220 | 10% | 2026-08-31 |
| Muhoroni | Kisumu | 250 | 275 | 10% | 2026-08-16 |
| Langas | Uasin-Gishu | 190 | 200 | 5.3% | 2026-09-03 |
| Katito | Kisumu | 250 | 261.9 | 4.8% | 2026-08-27 |
| Kimilili town | Bungoma | 240 | 250 | 4.2% | 2026-08-27 |
| Kibuye | Kisumu | 280 | 280 | 0% | 2026-08-30 |
| Khayega | Kakamega | 250 | 250 | 0% | 2026-08-30 |
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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