Business & Finance 173+ Profitable Business Ideas In Kenya (Brainstorming)

I am just brainstorming some profitable business ideas in Kenya. Please comment below with the idea you have in mind.

1. Start a cleaning service
2. Open a restaurant
3. Cooking chapati for delivery
4. Selling pure organic honey
5. Kenyan Blogging (Kenyan recipes, Jumia affiliate)
6. Pig farming
7. Selling spices
8. Selling Samosas
9. Writing detailed business plans for people
10. Making bin bad and pillows
11. Cars spare parts business
12. Selling Mabuyu
13. Making school furniture
14. Face masks
15. Crypto arbitrage
16. Film production company for budding actors
17. Mutumba beddings
18. Boiled eggs and smokies
19. Quarry for construction blocks
20. Landscaping-grass and trees
21. House cleaning
22. Making and distributing bags
23. Fish farming
24. Growing sweet potatoes (ngwaci)
25. Dairy goat farming
26. Start a shop that sells all things handmade.
27. Create an online business to sell your crafts, artwork, or designs.
28. Become a real estate agent and sell residential and commercial properties.
29. Start a tour company that showcases the best of Kenya's culture and beauty.
30. Open a photography studio where you can capture memories for clients.
31. Tailoring business
32. Laundry business
33. Car wash business
34. Pet grooming business
35. Mobile mechanic business
36. mobile phone repair business.
37. used car sales business
38. Taxi business
39. Motorbike spare parts.
40. Mpesa and bank agents
41. Wines and spirits
42. Cereals retail
43. Farming tomatoes and cupsicum in greenhouse
44. Hardware specialising in plumbing materials
45. YouTube channel
46. Transcription
47. Selling panties on open air market
48. Hardware for plumbing materials
49. Perfume refilling
50. Mixing animal feed
51. Pork butchery
52. Selling Grade One Second-Hand Household Utensils
53. Day care business
54. Fish Export
55. Selling ice cream and baking.
56. Charcoal Business
57. Fabrication of building materials
58. Wigs and human hair
59. Mini bakery
60. Selling shoes for men, women & Kids
61. Land and rental houses agency
62. Wholesale shop for kiosk clients
63. Rearing Kienyeji Chickens
64. Social media marketing
65. Candy business
66. Poultry farming
67. Interior decor
68. Classic barber shop
69. Selling /renting wedding gowns
70. Online handbag business
71. Network marketing
72. Gas cylinder business
73. Uber/Little Cab business
74. Forex
75. Wedding planner
76. Freshly ground spices
77. Cyber/printing/photocopy business
78. Agrovet
79. Stock exchange market, Govt security bonds
80. Jumia pickup station
81. Selling salad oil ya kupima
82. Malimali
83. Kids' amusement parks business
84. Security firm business
85. Transporting/selling farm produce
86. Printing T-shirts
87. Acting in local movies
88. Mounting photos on wood
89. Making paint
90. Starting a Microfinance
91. Hearse business
92. Fintech like tala, branch etc
93. Logistics company, like DHL, Metro etc
94. Ex UK business
95. Kids shop,toys,balloons etc
96. Popcorn business
97. Dropshipping
98. Bookshop
99. Cake and donuts
100. Kids mutumba cloths
101. Party Rentals
102. Catering services
103. Construction business
104. Bakery
105. Making mats
106. Selling Electronics
107. A car wash and repair center
108. Dog walking and pet care.
109. Housekeeping and cleaning services
110. Childcare businesses (nanny, babysitter, preschools)
111. Selling books. Story books for kids especially the hard cover
112. Clothing alteration and tailoring businesses
113. Home-based retail stores (online and local)
114. Importing goods from China , Turkey
115. Sugarcane business
116. Selling baking accessories
117. Mali mali wholesale business
118. Selling diapers and pampers
119. Personal training (fitness/yoga/pilates)
120. Photography, videography, or graphic design business
121. Make up
122. Hair care
123. Fashion
124. Beauty and cosmetic products
125. Home decorating
126. Interior decoration
127. Interior design and architecture
128. Interior design and architecture for offices and commercial spaces
129. Food and beverage production (including breweries, wineries, coffee shops)
130. Sell second-hand clothes (Mitumba)
131. Start a pet-grooming service
132. Provide catering services for events, like weddings and birthdays
133. Become a tour guide, or offer your services as an interpreter
134. Open up a kombucha bar—Kenyans love kombucha!
135. Start a blog
136. Sell fruits and vegetables at your local market or estate
137. Build an app that solves a problem for people
138. Become an internet entrepreneur
139. Mobile phone accessories shops
140. Start an online community forum
141. Shoe stores
142. Yoga classes
143. Massage therapy services
144. Beauty salon
145. Pet shop
146. Kiosk / Kibandasky
147. Tutoring center
148. Event planning company (weddings, birthdays)
149. Coffee shop
150. Car wash
151. Restaurant and bar
152. Tourist information center
153. Gift shop
154. Selling used books
155. Baking cakes, pastries and cookies to sell at school or office functions
156. Cleaning houses, offices and other spaces
157. Setting up an online store of your own products (e.g., beauty products) and selling them online
158. Comic book store
159. Movie theater
160. Real estate: property rentals (apartments, houses) / property sales and purchases
161. selling wooden furniture
162. Social Media Marketing
163. Business Consulting Services
164. Website Development
165. Mobile App Development
166. E-Commerce
167. Selling wigs and extensions
168. Online food delivery
169. Mobile money transactions
170. Making Kenyan traditional clothes for export (e.g., kangas)
171. Nursing/home care services
172. Home daycare services
173. Signage and graphics design services
174. Laundry and dry cleaning services
175. Car wash and detailing services

Let's continue brainstorming. Please post your ideas below.

 

[Mercy]

• Selling melons
• Growing kale and selling it at Markit Nairobi
• Soap making business
• Open a restaurant in Nairobi that serves only Mboga za kienyeji.
• Newspaper distribution center
• Internet cafe
• Selling used shoes
• Mutura business

 

[Kajairo]

Mama fua
Soap making
Avocado export
Butchery in an estate
Food vending to mjengo
Writing agency for academic and article writers
Repackaging for kadogo economy
Movie business (on flash disk only) - no physical location

 

[Talanta Africa]

1. Agriculture
2. Livestock farming
3. Horticulture
4. Apiculture
5. Aquaculture
6. Poultry farming
7. Dairy farming
8. Bean farming
9. Maize farming
10. Wheat farming
11. Rice farming,
12. Cassava farming
13. Potato farming
14. Sweet potato farming
15. Yam farming
16. Banana farming
17. Coffee farming
18. Tea farming
19. Sugar cane farming
20. Cigarette manufacturing

 

[Biggi_Biggi]

1) Agriculture – Kenya is an agricultural powerhouse, with a wide range of climate zones that allow for a diversity of crops. The country is a leading producer of coffee, tea, maize, wheat, dairy, and horticultural products.

2) Tourism – Kenya is a world-renowned tourist destination, with its stunning beaches, diverse wildlife, and vibrant culture. The country is also home to some of the most luxurious safari lodges and resorts in Africa.

3) Manufacturing – Kenya has a growing manufacturing sector, with a number of foreign companies setting up operations in the country. The sector is focused on textile and apparel manufacturing, as well as the production of pharmaceuticals, building materials, and motor vehicles.

4) Banking and financial services – Kenya is a regional financial hub, with a number of international banks and financial institutions based in the country. The sector is also home to a growing number of local banks and financial service providers.

5) Telecommunications – Kenya has a thriving telecommunications sector, with a number of mobile network operators and fixed line providers operating in the country. The sector is also home to a growing number of internet and data service providers.