From Sh20,000 to Sh25m a day: How canned beef, matumbo, animal fat, fuelled KMC rebirth

Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) Sales and Marketing Manager Lydia Mandila during an interview at the institution in Machakos County on May 13, 2025.

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From a once-struggling enterprise, the Kenya Meat Commission’s (KMC) daily sales have grown from Sh20,000 to Sh25 million and slaughter volumes now average over 300 animals a day.

Central to this resurgence is the popularity of its meat on bone — a product which makes up roughly 75 percent KMC sales and organs such as offal matumbo which make up 25 percent — that resonates with Kenyan consumers for their affordability and nutritional value.

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