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Retail and pharmacy: where to open next

The strongest sub-counties in Kenya for new stores and pharmacies, and a ten-site portfolio spaced so the sites do not compete.

November 2026333 sub-counties
Overview

196 of Kenya's 333 sub-counties qualify for retail and consumer.

The brief ranks them, explains what drives each ranking, and turns the ranking into a set of sites that work together.

What's inside

  • The top 25 sub-counties nationally, with index, rating, confidence, forecast and strengths
  • A ten-site portfolio chosen by our optimiser, with catchment population and drive time to the nearest large town
  • Where the top 50 places sit across the six business hubs
  • Shop economics for all 47 counties: sales, rent, outlay, return, owner take-home and payback
  • How we check pharmacy competition on the ground

Preview

RankSub-countyIndexRatingForecast percentileStrengths
Client-only

The retail and pharmacy brief is part of our client service.

Clients receive a personal access link that opens every report. To request this one, write to sectors@meridiankenya.com with your organisation and the decision you are working on, or complete the client onboarding form.