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Gikomba Market
Township / local · Nairobi, Kenya · also called Gikomba
A working fresh-produce market inside Nairobi, useful to a grower with a smaller load than a Wakulima lorry — the same brokers operate, so ask what the day's price is before you commit.
In season here in September: Onion · Irish potato
What trades at Gikomba Market
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Tomato |
crate | January to February, July to August |
 Rape / covo / kale |
bunch | — |
| Onion | net bag | February to March, August to September |
 Irish potato |
50 kg bag | March to April, September to October |
 Banana & plantain |
bunch | — |
Selling by the bucket or the bag? The farming glossary turns those measures into kilograms — what a 20 litre bucket of each crop really weighs, level and heaped. Open the glossary →
Selling here
- Trading days
- Every day
- Currency
- KES
- Trading since
- 1950s
Trade is in Kenyan shillings, cash or M-Pesa. Agree which before you unload — a buyer who wants to pay by phone and a seller who wants notes is the argument that holds up a sale.
A local market serving one town's vendors. Short trip, smaller lots, cash on the day.
Off Pumwani Road, east of the city centre.
Places that could sell into Gikomba Market
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Kamukunji · 2 km
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Makadara · 3 km
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Starehe · 4 km
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Mathare · 5 km
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Ruaraka · 6 km
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Roysambu · 6 km
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Embakasi West · 6 km
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Westlands · 7 km
The story of Gikomba Market
Gikomba dates to the 1950s and is best known to the rest of the world as East Africa's second-hand clothing market. The produce trade sits alongside it, on the same ground and the same broker system as the rest of Nairobi's wholesale markets.
Gikomba Market prices, and what to grow for it
Prices here move hour to hour, so they belong in the app rather than on a web page — a printed number would be wrong before you read it, and a live one from the traders standing in this market will not be.
Market prices are coming to the Divisi app — reported by the farmers and traders who are actually on the floor. Divisi also plans the season on your own field: what to plant, when to plant it, and what to do each week. Free for farmers, works offline.
Frequently asked questions
What is sold at Gikomba Market?
Gikomba Market trades tomato, rape / covo / kale, onion, irish potato, banana & plantain. A working fresh-produce market inside Nairobi, useful to a grower with a smaller load than a Wakulima lorry — the same brokers operate, so ask what the day's price is before you commit.
When is tomato cheapest at Gikomba Market?
Supply of tomato into Gikomba Market peaks January to February, July to August, and that is when prices are usually at their lowest. Selling just before the peak, rather than in the middle of it, is where the money is.
What currency is used at Gikomba Market?
KES. Trade is in Kenyan shillings, cash or M-Pesa. Agree which before you unload — a buyer who wants to pay by phone and a seller who wants notes is the argument that holds up a sale.
What are today's prices at Gikomba Market?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Gikomba Market — they move hour to hour, and a number printed on a web page would be wrong before you read it. Market prices are coming to the Divisi app, reported by the farmers and traders who are actually there. Install it and you will have them the day they land.