Tracking Kenya's prices,
for every Kenyan

Legit Index KE is a free, community-powered price tracker built to answer one simple question: what should you actually be paying for everyday goods in Kenya right now?

Why we built this

Kenya's cost of living is rising fast. Petrol prices shift every two months. Unga flour prices move week to week. Cooking gas costs vary wildly between suppliers. Yet there was no single place where an ordinary Kenyan could quickly check: is this price fair? Am I being overcharged? What are other people paying?

Legit Index KE was built to fill that gap. We pull official data from EPRA for fuel and utilities, then combine it with community-submitted prices from real buyers across Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru. The result is a live, transparent view of what things actually cost — retail and wholesale.

What we track

How prices are collected

Official sources

For regulated products like petrol, diesel, kerosene and electricity, we pull directly from official regulatory sources including the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) and Kenya Power (KPLC). These are marked Official on the platform.

Community submissions

For food, LPG and household goods, prices are submitted by registered community members who have shopped at real markets, supermarkets and wholesale traders. Submitted prices are reviewed against recent history and flagged if they fall outside expected ranges. These are marked Community.

Retail vs wholesale

Where possible we track both retail prices (what you pay in a shop or supermarket) and wholesale prices (what bulk buyers and small traders pay at wholesale markets like Wakulima and Eastleigh). This gives both consumers and business owners a useful reference.

Part of the Legit family

Legit Index KE is one of several platforms built to make Kenya's digital economy safer and more transparent for everyday Kenyans.