Market prices
Across 24 Kenyan markets, traders sell water melon at an average 37.6% above what they paid wholesale.
Cheapest retail
KSh 30
Makutano Kirinyaga, Kirinyaga
Typical retail
KSh 53.85
median of 24 markets
Dearest retail
KSh 400
Kipkaren, Kakamega
In Mois Bridge, traders buy at KSh 20 and sell at KSh 40 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mois Bridge | Uasin-Gishu | 20 | 40 | 100% | 2026-08-31 |
| Kangemi Market | Nairobi | 30 | 50 | 66.7% | 2026-09-04 |
| Taveta Retail Market | Taita-Taveta | 30 | 50 | 66.7% | 2026-08-29 |
| Embu Town | Embu | 30 | 50 | 66.7% | 2026-08-29 |
| Kerugoya | Kirinyaga | 25 | 40 | 60% | 2026-08-27 |
| Kagio | Kirinyaga | 25 | 40 | 60% | 2026-08-29 |
| Kinango | Kwale | 35 | 55 | 57.1% | 2026-09-03 |
| Makutano Kirinyaga | Kirinyaga | 20 | 30 | 50% | 2026-09-04 |
| Ahero | Kisumu | 70 | 100 | 42.9% | 2026-09-01 |
| Wundanyi | Taita-Taveta | 70 | 100 | 42.9% | 2026-08-28 |
| Sabatia | Kakamega | 51.72 | 68.97 | 33.4% | 2026-08-29 |
| Kimilili town | Bungoma | 150 | 200 | 33.3% | 2026-08-27 |
| Kipkaren | Kakamega | 300 | 400 | 33.3% | 2026-08-20 |
| Ndanai Market | Bomet | 90 | 120 | 33.3% | 2026-08-28 |
| Kangeta | Meru | 40 | 50 | 25% | 2026-09-02 |
| Cheptiret - Uasin Gishu | Uasin-Gishu | 45 | 55 | 22.2% | 2026-09-04 |
| Ngurubani Market | Kirinyaga | 25 | 30 | 20% | 2026-09-04 |
| Kimumu | Uasin-Gishu | 50 | 60 | 20% | 2026-08-28 |
| Kutus | Kirinyaga | 30 | 35 | 16.7% | 2026-08-31 |
| Kakamega Town | Kakamega | 46.15 | 53.85 | 16.7% | 2026-08-15 |
| Langas | Uasin-Gishu | 35 | 40 | 14.3% | 2026-09-03 |
| Gakoromone | Meru | 40 | 45 | 12.5% | 2026-08-28 |
| Eldoret Main | Uasin-Gishu | 250 | 270 | 8% | 2026-09-03 |
| Khayega | Kakamega | 100 | 100 | 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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