Market prices
Across 16 Kenyan markets, traders sell pawpaw at an average 54.2% above what they paid wholesale.
Cheapest retail
KSh 40
Kagio, Kirinyaga
Typical retail
KSh 80
median of 16 markets
Dearest retail
KSh 250
Kimilili town, Bungoma
In Cheptiret - Uasin Gishu, traders buy at KSh 20 and sell at KSh 60 — 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 | 20 | 60 | 200% | 2026-08-22 |
| Kimumu | Uasin-Gishu | 30 | 70 | 133.3% | 2026-08-28 |
| Ngurubani Market | Kirinyaga | 35 | 60 | 71.4% | 2026-09-04 |
| Kutus | Kirinyaga | 30 | 50 | 66.7% | 2026-08-24 |
| Maua | Meru | 50 | 80 | 60% | 2026-09-03 |
| Kangemi Market | Nairobi | 90 | 140 | 55.6% | 2026-09-04 |
| Langas | Uasin-Gishu | 70 | 100 | 42.9% | 2026-09-03 |
| Mois Bridge | Uasin-Gishu | 150 | 200 | 33.3% | 2026-08-31 |
| Kagio | Kirinyaga | 30 | 40 | 33.3% | 2026-08-29 |
| Taveta Retail Market | Taita-Taveta | 80 | 100 | 25% | 2026-08-29 |
| Embu Town | Embu | 80 | 100 | 25% | 2026-08-29 |
| Kangeta | Meru | 40 | 50 | 25% | 2026-09-02 |
| Kimilili town | Bungoma | 200 | 250 | 25% | 2026-08-27 |
| Makutano Kirinyaga | Kirinyaga | 40 | 50 | 25% | 2026-09-04 |
| Ahero | Kisumu | 80 | 100 | 25% | 2026-09-01 |
| Gakoromone | Meru | 50 | 60 | 20% | 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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