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INTRODUCTION
The Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) was launched by the Kenya Cash Working Group (KCWG) in March 2022, with the aim of informing cash-based interventions and to better understand market dynamics in the arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) counties. It is implemented quarterly through partners’ collaboration.
This factsheet presents an overview of prices for key foods and non-food items (NFIs) in the assessed areas, as well as the costs associated with key elements of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB)¹ components. Additionally, it involves evaluating the supply chains along with the vendors’ perceptions of the marketplace and their commercial operations.
Following the September 2024 drought classification by the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), 21 ASAL counties are currently in the “Normal” drought phase after the March-April-May (MAM) 2024 rainfall season.2 However, Garissa and Kilifi are in the alert drought phase, and drought conditions are worsening across most ASAL counties due to the delayed onset of the October-NovemberDecember (OND) rainy season.2 Additionally, the Kenya Meteorology Department (KMD) forecasts below-average rainfall and warmer than average temperatures across most ASAL areas for the OND season.
Data collection was conducted from 18th to 30th September 2024, during the lean season, which was cushioned by the MAM 2024 rainy season. Farmers also faced various challenges such as water logging, delayed input delivery and increased pests.