Last updated: 15 November 2026
About GoldPriceKenya
GoldPriceKenya is a free website that publishes the live price of gold and silver in Kenya, in Kenyan Shilling (KES). Our aim is simple: give Kenyan buyers, sellers and investors the same metal rate that dealers work from, without making you visit a shop, call a jeweller or wait for a newspaper to print it.
Gold is bought and sold in Kenya every day — in Nairobi, in Mombasa, and in towns across the country. Yet the price most people are quoted in a shop is a single number, with no explanation of where it came from. We built GoldPriceKenya to show the rate underneath that number, so you can walk into any shop knowing what the metal itself is worth before making charges and margins are added.
What We Publish
On our homepage you will find today’s gold price in Kenya per gram for 24K, 22K, 21K and 18K gold, along with the price per ounce, per tola and per kilo, the live spot price of gold in US dollars, and the USD/KES exchange rate used in the calculation. We also publish the silver price in Kenya per gram and per ounce, and a free gold calculator that prices any weight and karat in Kenyan Shilling and US dollars.
We also publish dedicated pages for the two karats Kenyans ask about most. Our 24K gold price in Kenya page covers pure 24K gold — mainly bars and coins for investment — with a by-weight table from 1 gram to 1 kilogram. Our 22K gold price in Kenya page covers 22K gold, the main jewellery karat in Kenya, including the 916 hallmark and what to check before you buy.
How Our Rates Are Calculated
Gold trades worldwide at one price, quoted in US dollars per troy ounce (XAU/USD). The Kenyan price is built from it in four steps: we take the live spot price per ounce, convert it into Kenyan Shilling at the current USD/KES rate, divide by 31.1035 to get the price of one gram of pure 24K gold, and then adjust for purity — 22K is 91.6% gold, 21K is 87.5% and 18K is 75%.
The rates update automatically from the live international market, refreshing every ten minutes. If the live feed is temporarily slow or unavailable, the page shows clearly marked reference rates based on the last known spot price and exchange rate, so the page is never blank. The figures are indicative metal values, not a specific dealer’s buying or selling price. A jeweller’s final price will always be higher, because it adds making charges and a margin on top of the metal value.
What We Are Not
GoldPriceKenya is not a gold dealer, a jeweller, a broker or a financial adviser. We do not buy or sell gold, we do not take orders, and we do not hold anyone’s money. We do not offer personal investment advice, and nothing on this site is a recommendation to buy or sell gold. Gold prices move up and down, sometimes sharply, and past performance does not guarantee future results. Our Disclaimer explains this in full.
We are also not a regulator and we are not licensed or regulated as a financial services provider. The site is an independent information service, and the rates it shows are calculated from public international market data, not from any official Kenyan price board.
How the Site Is Funded
GoldPriceKenya is free to use and does not charge readers. The site carries one sponsored unit for Exness, a broker that accepts Kenyan traders, with M-Pesa deposits and withdrawals and a free demo account. If a visitor opens an account through that link, the site may earn a commission. That sponsorship does not change the rates shown on any page — the rates are calculated from the market, not from any sponsor. Our Affiliate Disclosure explains this in full, and the sponsored unit itself is clearly labelled as sponsored.
Our Promise to Readers
We aim to keep the rates live, the calculations transparent and the writing honest. Where a figure is an estimate, we say so. If you spot an error, please tell us through our Contact page — we correct genuine mistakes promptly. Thank you for using GoldPriceKenya.