How much does a website cost in Kenya in 2026?

If you’ve asked three people what a website costs, you’ve probably had three answers that don’t overlap. That isn’t (usually) anyone being dishonest. “A website” covers everything from a one-page template to a member portal with payments, and the people quoting are very different businesses.

Here’s how the market actually looks in 2026, based on prices Kenyan providers publish, and what to ask so you can compare quotes properly.

The price bands

These ranges come from guides and price lists published by Kenyan web businesses this year (sources at the end). They’re what providers say they charge, so real quotes tend to sit in the lower half.

• KES 15,000 to 40,000: a beginner freelancer, usually installing a template or theme and adding your text. Fine for a personal site or a very small business that needs to be findable.
• KES 40,000 to 120,000: small agencies building standard business sites, often on WordPress with a premium theme.
• KES 100,000 to 280,000: corporate and professional-services sites with more pages and more care over design.
• KES 180,000 to 450,000: custom-designed sites from studios, with original design, a content management system and some first-year support.
• KES 300,000 to 1.5 million and up: portals and platforms for NGOs and institutions, with document libraries, donor reporting, user accounts or payments.

Hosting and a domain add roughly KES 6,000 to 30,000 a year on top, and ongoing maintenance anything from KES 5,000 a month (a freelancer keeping things updated) to KES 30,000 and more (an agency retainer).

What actually changes the price

1. Original design or a template

A template can look good on day one. The cost shows up later, when your content doesn’t fit its layout, when it loads slowly because it was built to do everything, or when it looks like a dozen other organisations’ sites. Original design costs more because someone is solving your specific problem.

2. Who writes the words

Most delays in website projects come from waiting for text. A quote that includes writing, or at least editing, the key pages costs more and finishes sooner.

3. What the site has to do

Pages that inform are relatively cheap. Anything that does something (takes a payment, books an appointment, lets members log in, filters a library of 200 reports) is where costs climb, because it has to be built, secured and tested.

4. Whether you can update it yourself

Some cheap sites are cheap because every change afterwards is billed. Ask to see the admin area before you sign, and ask who will train your team.

5. Speed and accessibility

Most Kenyan visitors arrive on a phone over mobile data. A site that loads in two seconds instead of eight keeps more of them. Accessibility (people using screen readers, larger text or keyboards) is increasingly expected by donors and public bodies. Both take skill and testing time, and both are easy to skip without the client noticing.

Questions to ask before you pay a deposit

1. Who owns the domain, hosting account and code? The answer should be your organisation, in your organisation’s name.
2. How many rounds of changes are included, and what does an extra round cost?
3. What happens after launch? How long are bugs fixed for free, and what does support cost after that?
4. Can I see the admin area of a site you’ve built?
5. How fast does a site you’ve built load on a phone? Ask them to run one through Google’s PageSpeed Insights while you watch.
6. What’s not included? Hosting, the domain, photography, stock images and copywriting are the usual surprises.

Where Nyoni sits

For transparency: Nyoni’s websites start at KES 95,000 for up to six pages and KES 195,000 for a typical organisation site of up to fifteen pages, with platforms from KES 340,000. Every site is designed and built from scratch, includes a dashboard your team can use, and meets the WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standard. Full pricing is published here.

Whoever you hire, a clear written quote that answers the six questions above is worth more than the lowest number.

Sources

Price ranges from: Truehost Kenya, “How Much Does It Cost To Create A Website In Kenya (2026)”; The Baobab Collective, “How Much Does a Custom Website Cost in Kenya in 2026?” (April 2026); Webpinn, “State of Web Development in Kenya 2026”; Nairobi Web Experts, “Website Maintenance Cost in Kenya 2026”. All accessed October 2026.