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INTRODUCTION
As of the end of September, 2025, the total number of registered refugees and asylum-seekers in Kenya stood at 864,693. The majority were hosted in Dadaab refugee camp (51%), followed by Kakuma refugee camp (36%).4 To facilitate humanitarian cash programming, the quarterly Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) was conducted to assesses the availability and prices of essential commodities typically sold in markets and consumed by the average household.
This factsheet provides an overview of key foods and non-food items’ (NFIs) prices and cost of the Refugee Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB)1 in the assessed camps. Additionally, it evaluates the supply chains along with the vendors’ perceptions of the marketplace conditions and market functionality. Data collection for Q3 2025 was conducted between 24th September and 1st October 2025 across 12 markets (8 in Kakuma and 4 in Dadaab).